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GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Emir meets Sudan president

In brief HIA launches dual passenger trains QATAR | Condolences UN General Assembly holds special session The United Nations General Assembly yesterday held a special session to inside terminal off er condolences on the death of HH the Grandfather Emir Sheikh Khalifa Each train has five carriages with a HIA has met the railway safety regu- bin Hamad al-Thani. Peter Thomson, design capacity of 38 persons per lation requirements. The certifi cate the president of the 71st session of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday met with visiting Sudanese carriage was handed over by Kristine Fernan- the UN General Assembly, opened President Omar al-Bashir who off ered condolences on the death of HH the dez, director, Technical Aff airs at the the session to extend condolences Grandfather Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani. The meeting at the Emiri Diwan By Peter Alagos MoTC. on the death of HH Sheikh Khalifa bin also discussed relations between Qatar and Sudan and ways to enhance them. Business Reporter “We are going to be certifying all the Hamad al-Thani to Qatar’s leadership, HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani also met with the Sudanese diff erent metros, people movers, and government and people. He praised president who off ered condolences on the death of HH the Grandfather Emir Sheikh trams in the country so, this is part of HH the Grandfather Emir’s role in Khalifa. Pages 2, 3 amad International Airport our safety certifi cation process, Fern- Qatar’s development and prosperity. (HIA) today starts operating andez told Gulf Times. Member states’ delegates of the Hits dual trains to reduce travel “This is the fi rst certifi cate that we General Assembly observed a minute time through the terminal for both ar- have given to the HIA certifying that of silence in memory of HH the riving, departing as well as transfer- the rail system is safe to operate for Grandfather Emir. ring passengers. public use,” Fernandez said. New free transit visa “We are making HIA a destination The two passengers trains are de- QATAR | Ceremony by innovating new ways to move peo- signed to shuttle between the south SDC marks 20 years of ple around and this will also facilitate and north nodes of the terminal and scheme comes into eff ect passengers to go to the fi nal expansion, reduces travel time through the air- development initiatives which should be starting in the begin- One of the passenger trains, right, port for those arriving, departing and Under the theme “20 years of he new free transit visa scheme said in a press statement yesterday. ning of next year to increase passenger traverses the stretch of the Hamad transferring. Pioneering Community Development comes into eff ect today, Qatar The scheme was fi rst announced in numbers from 30mn to over 70mn International Airport passenger Passengers departing from HIA can Initiatives”, the Social Development TAirways and Qatar Tourism Au- September by Qatar Airways, QTA and passengers a year,” Qatar Airways terminal. board from the South Station, located Centre (SDC) is launching its new thority (QTA) have announced. the MoI. Last week, Gulf Times reported Group CEO Akbar al-Baker told the behind the iconic “Lamp Bear”, which visual identity and 2016-2020 strategy Under the new system, travellers with – citing a QTA statement – that the new media after inaugurating the facility Communications (MoTC). will take them towards the North Sta- at a ceremony today at the Qatar layovers of fi ve hours or more at Hamad transit visa scheme was in the process of yesterday. In a statement, the HIA said: “The tion located near concourses D and E. National Convention Centre. This International Airport (HIA) can request being put into eff ect. “This is the fi rst time that a people ministry has worked with HIA over Passengers arriving at HIA can comes as part of the SDC’s continuous for a complimentary transit visa. The Passengers can apply for their free tran- mover is operating inside the termi- the last few months through the safety board the North Station, which will pursuit to develop the community scheme will allow transiting passengers sit visa through any of Qatar Airways’ of- nal building because at most of the certifi cation process to ensure that take them towards the transfers hall services it delivers. The SDC said in of all nationalities to enter Qatar for up fi ces or online. To be eligible for the transit airports such facilities are always lo- HIA, the operator of the passenger and arrivals immigration located near a press statement that it had spared to 96 hours in between fl ights. visa, passengers must have a confi rmed cated externally from the building,” he train, achieves compliance with regu- the South Station. no eff ort since 1996 “to build a stable, All visas are to be granted at the sole dis- ticket for a journey into Qatar, with a con- explained while stressing that the rail lations in the state of Qatar, has an ef- “The continued investment in HIA, self-reliant family concept that cretion of the Ministry of Interior (MoI). fi rmed onward journey out of the country system was designed to be “mainte- fective safety management system and our home and hub, will ensure that it contributes to the development of The initiative to introduce the free on a Qatar Airways-operated fl ight. nance-free or low maintenance”. the appropriate competency and ca- remains one of the world’s most ad- society by empowering low-income transit visa is the result of collaboration To ensure that passengers make the Also present during the inaugu- pacity to implement safety systems to vanced airports, a destination on its and limited-capacity families with between Qatar Airways and QTA to po- most of the new transit visa, Qatar Air- ration of the passenger trains were ensure safe railway operations.” own, and meeting the growing needs the skills necessary to compete in sition the country as a tourist-friendly ways said it has restructured its fares for HIA chief operating officer Badr After the inauguration ceremony, of more than 30mn travellers who the labour market and improve their destination and attract more interna- international fl ights transiting through Mohamed al-Meer and dignitaries al-Baker received an Operational choose to fl y across HIA,” al-Baker quality of life”. tional visitors, the Doha-based carrier Hamad International Airport. To Page 27 from the Ministry of Transport and Safety Certifi cate, which states that said. To Page 27 Gulf Times 2 Tuesday, November 1, 2016 QATAR

Emir to open Emir meets Kuwaiti deputy PM Sudanese president calls on Emir Advisory Council session today

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will inaugurate this morning the 45th ordinary session of the Advisory Council. The Emir will deliver a speech in which he will address the important features of the internal and foreign policy of Qatar. Emir greets new Lebanon president

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday held a telephone conversation with General Michel Aoun during which he congratulated him on his election as president of Lebanon. The Emir wished General Michel Aoun success in his duties and wished the Lebanese people more progress. Qatar-Belgium ties reviewed

HE the Deputy Prime Minister HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met yesterday at Emiri Diwan Kuwait Deputy Prime and Minister of Foreign Aff airs Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohamed al-Khalid al-Hamad al-Sabah, who was in Doha to of Belgium Didier Reynders attend the opening of the international exhibition of homeland security in the Middle East (Milipol received a written message from Qatar 2016). The Kuwaiti deputy prime minister conveyed to the Emir the greetings of the Emir of HE the Foreign Minister Sheikh Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah. The Emir reciprocated the greetings of the emir Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al- of Kuwait. They reviewed relations between Qatar and Kuwait and the means to promote them. HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday met at the Emiri Diwan the President of Thani related to bilateral relations The Kuwaiti deputy prime minister off ered condolences on the death of HH the Grandfather Emir Sudan Omar al-Bashir, who off ered condolences on the death of HH the Grandfather Emir Sheikh and ways of enhancing them. Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani. HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani. The meeting also discussed relations between Qatar and Sudan and Qatar’s ambassador to Belgium Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani attended the meeting. means to enhance them. Sheikh Ali bin Jassim al-Thani delivered the message. Indian embassy Major outlets stop selling hosts monthly 40/60 watt tungsten bulbs Open House

By Joey Aguilar the poor and adulterated “We make sure we comply and he Indian embassy The number of deaths reg- Staff Reporter products, which are not com- follow the Ministry’s directives,” hosted yesterday the istered in the embassy this plying with technical regula- he noted. Tmonthly Open House year until October 27 is 235. tions. This was echoed by another to address urgent consular and The number of deaths reg- ajor outlets in Qatar “We immediately pulled out hypermarket staff in Doha say- labour issues/cases of Indian istered during 2015 and 2014 have stopped sell- all our stocks after receiving a ing they had totally removed nationals in Qatar. was 279 each. Ming incandescent light circular from authorities more incandescent light bulbs from Ambassador P Kumaran, On the basis of requests bulbs (tungsten) 40 and 60 watts than two months ago,” a hyper- their racks ahead of the Novem- deputy chief of mission R K received from Qatari au- ahead of the ban which comes market employee who was in ber 1 deadline. Singh and other offi cials met thorities for travel docu- into eff ect from today. charge of the lighting section “We have to follow such or- all the complainants, dis- ments for Indian nationals In an announcement, the told Gulf Times. ders and we want to be prepared cussed their problems and as- in the Deportation Centre, Qatar General Organisation for He said they only sell energy- for surprise inspections of au- sured them that the embassy the embassy has issued 65 Standards (Qatar Standards) effi cient halogen, LED bulbs, and thorities to avoid being fi ned or would actively follow up their Emergency Certificates dur- and Metrology at the Ministry of similar items which emit less penalised,” the staff said. cases with the authorities ing October. Municipality and Environment heat and save up to 80% of en- He also cited an increasing concerned in the government The embassy also issued 10 reminded traders and importers ergy. number of residents who buy of Qatar. air tickets to Indian nationals to comply with the ban. However, he admitted that he low-wattage (energy saver) light An embassy team visited in distress for their return to Besides eff orts to conserve was not sure if 70-watt bulbs, bulbs, as well as electronic de- the Central Prison and De- India in October. energy, the country’s standards while tagged as energy saver, are vices and appliances, to avoid portation Centre this week to The Indian Community body also wants to maintain included in the ban. incurring high electricity charg- enquire about the welfare of Benevolent Forum [ICBF] health and safety of residents Authorities had banned the Major outlets in Qatar have stopped selling 40 and 60 watts es. detainees from India. continues to help Indian and the community in Qatar import and sale of tungsten 75 incandescent light bulbs (tungsten). Picture for illustrative purpose The ban is also in line with Qa- The total number of Indian workers through various and raise the quality of electrical and 100 watt light bulbs in the only. tar General Electricity & Water nationals in the Central Prison welfare measures, including products imported for sale in lo- country on May 1. Corporation’s (Kahramaa) con- and the Deportation Centre provision of air tickets, fi- cal markets. But the employee noted that almost the same with that of a double check each item with servation campaign, Tarsheed, currently is 139 and 64, re- nancial assistance and medi- The ban, according to Qa- in most cases, residents prefer 100-watt bulb. authorities if it is on the list of aimed at reducing electricity and spectively. cal help. tar Standards, aims to protect the 23-watt bulb from known Like other outlets in Qatar, banned products in the mar- water use and minimise harmful So far this year, the La- The assistance given by traders’ investments against brands since its brightness is he stressed that they normally ket. carbon emission. bour and Community Welfare the ICBF to Indian nationals Section of the embassy has during October also includes received a total of 3,577 com- three air tickets for desti- plaints so far. The number of tute workers. ICBF president complaints received during Arvind Patil also attended the Ministry implementing Baby-Friendly Hospital initiative 2015 was 4,132. Open House.

he Ministry of Public feeding since the birth of the that the ministry is working to the WHO is organising a training explore ways to support breast- Poor visibility due to fog forecast Health (MoPH) in col- child until the age of six months. analyse the current situation of workshop from today on Baby feeding working mothers to Tlaboration with the World It recommends that breastfeed- hospitals and primary healthcare Friendly Hospital Initiative with continue breastfeed her child for Poor visibility is expected in most areas by early this morning, the Health Organisation (WHO), ing should be continued for two centres and prepare a training the participation of 40 health- two years as well as how to deal Qatar Met department has said. The detailed forecast for inshore has started working on the im- years with the introduction of manual for the implementation care providers from the Ministry, with special cases faced by the areas today says hazy to misty/foggy conditions are likely in most plementation of Baby Friendly homemade complementary of the initiative with an interna- Hamad Medical Corporation, mothers in breastfeeding. places by the early hours, followed by mild conditions during the Hospital Initiative at all hos- feeding, to reach the Millenni- tional consultant who will train Primary Health Care Corpora- The workshop will review the day with some clouds. pitals and primary healthcare um Development Goals (MDGs) healthcare providers in Qatar to tion and private hospitals. current status of the application Hazy to misty conditions are also expected in some off shore areas centres in Qatar. The initiative which aim to reduce the mortal- implement it effi ciently. The workshop, which will last of the initiative in the region and at first along with clouds. was launched by the WHO and ity rate of infants and children She explained that the appli- until next Monday, will review discuss the challenges of breast- A maximum temperature of 35C was recorded in the Qatar Unicef in 1991 and has been im- under the age of fi ve. cation of Baby Friendly Hospital how to implement the initiative feeding. The workshop aims to University area, Al Sheehaniya and Al Rayyan yesterday, among plemented in many countries Sheikha Dr Anoud bint Mo- Initiative is one of the goals of the in health facilities and prepare contribute to equip trainers to be other places, followed by 34C in the Doha airport area and This initiative comes as part hamed al-Thani, manager, National Plan for Nutrition and them for the title as a healthy a “certifi ed trainer” of the vari- Mesaieed. The minimum temperature, on the other hand, was 17C of the eff orts at implementing Health Promotion and Non- Physical Activity and in line with kid-friendly clinic and how to ous health facilities and the ap- in Ghuwairiyah. Today, the mercury level is expected to reach a practices that protect, promote communicable Diseases at the the Qatar National Vision 2030. expand the initiative to all in- plication of the global initiative high of 35C in Doha, while the minimum will be 19C in Mesaieed. and support exclusive breast- Ministry of Public Health noted MoPH in collaboration with stitutions in Qatar. It will also to baby-friendly hospital. The minimum temperature will be relatively higher in Doha at 24C. Defence Minister holds talks with Chinese counterpart

QNA Beijing

E the Minister of State for Defence Dr Khalid Hbin Mohamed al-Atti- yah, currently visiting China, met China’s State Councilor and Minister of Defence Chang Wanquan in Beijing yesterday. During the meeting, they dis- cussed topics of mutual interest, especially in the military fi elds. Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al- Attiyah also visited the depart- ment of Technology and Indus- try for National Defence and the 3rd Guard Division. The State Minister for Defence was briefed on the capabilities of those departments and the tasks carried out by them. Gulf Times Tuesday, November 1, 2016 3 QATAR Father Emir receives condolences Sheikha Moza attends opening of cultural centre in Kuwait

QNA Kuwait

H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of HQatar Foundation for Education, Science and Com- munity Development (QF), yes- terday attended the opening ceremony of ‘Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmed Cultural Centre’, which was held in presence of Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah. ‘Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmed Cul- tural Centre’ is a unique archi- tecture and cultural monument, working for more openness to world cultures and creation a state of cultural and artistic dia- HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani met at the Emiri Diwan yesterday Sudanese logue with Kuwait, leading to the President Omar al-Bashir and the Oman’s Interior Minister Hamud bin Faisal al-Busaidi, who development of capabilities and off ered condolences on the death of HH the Grandfather Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani. civil concepts of the message of culture and arts. The Kuwaiti emir opened the HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser at the opening of Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre in Kuwait. $750-mn centre and watched a PICTURE: AR Al-Baker/HHOPL spectacular show that combined international and local music. Top Kuwaiti singers, artists and performers took part in the event which was also attended by a large number of local and foreign dignitaries. The sprawling 214,000 square metres centre is located in the heart of the capital Kuwait City and comprises four buildings, a theatre centre, a music centre, a conference centre and a library for historical documents. The four buildings at the cen- tre, whose geometric design was inspired by Islamic architecture, are covered with thousands of square metres of titanium shell. Named after the late emir Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmed, the cen- tre has several state-of-the art halls, including a 1,200-seat concert hall, as well as an indoor parking facility for 3,200 vehicles. The project, designed by SSH fi rm was completed in just 22 HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser with Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah, and Sheikha Amthal al- months. Page 9 Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah at Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre in Kuwait. PICTURE: AR Al-Baker / HHOPL Gulf Times 4 Tuesday, November 1, 2016 QATAR

Indian expatriate stabbed to death

An Indian expatriate was stabbed to death According the sources Kutty was a native allegedly by another Asian man near of Chemmannoor, Thrissur in the southern Wakrah yesterday. state of Kerala. Community sources said the killing followed This is the second murder reported in the an altercation between the two. Asian community within a fortnight. The victim has been identified as Ashraf A week ago, the decomposed body of an Katara jazz festival Valiyakath Abdulla Kutty, 45, sources told Indian national was found in a villa in the Gulf Times. Matar Qadeem area. His body has been moved to Al Wakra He had been running two translation centres Hospital mortuary. in Najma and Mansoura. starts tomorrow

By Joey Aguilar Staff Reporter

atara – the Cultural Village has partnered with nine em- Kbassies in Doha to host the third edition of Katara European Jazz Festival starting tomorrow. “The embassies of France, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy, along with the embassies of Portugal, Poland and Bulgaria, which are participating for the fi rst time, will bring to Doha one re- nowned jazz group representing each for the six-day event,” Katara said in a statement. Musicians will be performing on stage from 7pm to 9.30pm at Katara Last year’s Katara European Jazz Festival attracted a large number of spectators. Building 5 while several workshops are scheduled from 10am at the Qa- Quartet” are set to enthral the spec- six-day festival is also being organ- Europe also enthralled and treated tar Music Academy. tators on Friday. ised with the support of Qatar Air- spectators at Katara with their mu- The fi rst day of the festival will The Spanish band “Radio Pes- ways, the ‘Offi cial Airline’ for the sic during the previous festivals. see a group of French performers quera” and Austria’s “Namby Pam- event; Qatar Music Academy; and Katara wants to bring cultures called “Ezza” followed by Italian by Boy” will perform on Saturday. FNAC Qatar (Darwish Holding). together with the hosting of similar band “The Golden Circle Quartet.” Sunday will see Swiss performers Katara, which has been host- cultural events such as the European Portuguese performers “Trio “Simon Wyrsch Quartet” on stage ing and organising such prestigious Jazz Festival. Katara general manag- Mario Laginha” will take the centre while Polish band “Atom String events, attracted a large number of er Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al-Sulaiti stage on Thursday while the Ger- Quartet” will conclude the annual people from all walks of life during described music as an international man band “Three fall” and Bulgar- event next Monday. the last two editions. language that strengthens cultural ian performers “Yildiz Ibrahimova Besides the nine embassies, the Renowned jazz performers from relationships between countries.

Canadian education information session on Nov 5

links International Consul- Students studying in Grade 7 on- versities are among the world’s best “Research and development at tancy (www.glinksgroup. wards may visit with their parents and have long been incubators for universities in Canada is conducted Gcom) returns to Doha on to meet the international student innovation. at one of the highest rates among November 5, after last year’s re- recruitment specialist and discover “The BlackBerry, fl at screen tech- G8 countries. A degree from Canada markable success, to help parents the immense opportunities of stud- nology, SMART boards, voice com- gives students the qualifi cations to who want their children to study in ies, work and settling in Canada. pression applications for cell phones be internationally successful after Canada. “Canada regularly ranks among and computers, and IMAX fi lm are graduation,” Glinks added. The Canadian education informa- the top 10 countries in the United among the many revolutionary More information could be had tion session is to be held on Saturday Nations Quality of Life Index,” technologies invented and devel- through call/ whatsApp/ sms from from 11am to 5pm at Mercure Grand Glinks said in a statement yesterday oped by men and women who stud- +971 55 523 9497 or e-mail at info@ Hotel, Musherib Street, Doha. while claiming that Canadian uni- ied in Canada,” the statement said. glinksgroup.com QU colleges launch innovation and entrepreneurship contest

atar University’s College of Business and Economics (CBE) and College of Engineer- Qing (CENG) have launched the ‘Innovation and Entrepreneurship Contest 2016/17.’ This year, the participating teams will have ac- cess to training materials through online webinars to ensure they benefi t the most of the content pro- vided by experts. The training webinars will orient them on how to prepare and present eff ective business models and pitches outlining the essence of their business ideas. Presentations will be delivered in front of a panel Dr Khalid al-Abdulqader and Dr Khalifa al-Khalifa announce the contest. of judges on December 12 and winners will be an- nounced on December 20. Registration for the contest will run until November 15. Apart from cash priz- es, winners will also get a chance to have their ideas developed further at CFE Incubator through vigor- ous coaching and training. This will enable them to ex- cel their business plans and possibly get funding oppor- tunities and access the local business community. “The contest is designed to spread awareness about the importance of entre- preneurial activities, trig- ger the entrepreneurial skills of QU students and engage them on how to develop sound business plans,” CENG dean Dr Khalifa al-Khalifa said. “When they graduate, our students will enter a highly competitive busi- ness environment in Qa- tar. They have to acquire the skills and competen- cies to become the next leaders in the world of business,” he added. CBE dean Dr Khalid al- Abdulqader stressed the im- portance of innovative ideas to develop a sound business sector and to ultimately contribute to the country’s development and progress. “Through this annual competition, we are invit- ing our students to invest their talents in the spirit of competition, shared knowledge and teamwork,” he said. “The business ide- as should be feasible, real- istic and preferably serve the needs of the labour market and the private sec- tor in Qatar.” Gulf Times Tuesday, November 1, 2016 5 QATAR

HE Dr Mohamed Abdul Wahed Ali al-Hammadi with other dignitaries at the event yesterday. Qatari investors urged to open more private schools

atar will need 53 Addressing the opening the current number of gov- 85 kindergartens, present- more new govern- of Qatar Population Day ernment school to 191 with ing 23 diff erent curricula, Qment schools by 2016 celebrations yesterday, 100,319 students and 12,240 with 172,247 students at 2020 to accommodate stu- Dr al-Hammadi said that teachers. The total number various educational levels. dents at all school stages, a study conducted by the of government kindergar- As part of the annual according to HE the Min- ministry indicated the pro- tens in the country is 72, review of schools by the ister of Education and posed 53 new government with 7,730 pupils and 1,750 ministry, two independ- Higher Education Dr Mo- schools are expected to pro- teachers. ent primary schools were hamed Abdul Wahed Ali vide 33,000 seats. Besides, The minister also noted opened during the school al-Hammadi. the country needs another that 12 new private schools year 2016-2017 at areas The minister also en- 46 government schools and kindergartens, includ- with population density. couraged Qatari inves- during 2020-2030 for ad- ing international schools, Also, the students of three tors to open more private ditional 28,000 seats. were given operation licenc- other schools were trans- schools in the country to According to the minis- es in the current year. These ferred into new school meet the demand for school ter, a total of 2,236 new seats provide 10,380 new seats for buildings, and seven new admission due to rising were added this year at vari- students. At present, Qatar buildings were allocated for population. ous school stages, taking has 160 private schools and kindergartens at various areas.

Restaurant, cafe closed for poor hygiene oha Municipality unhygienic conditions. cafeteria and juice stall in the labour accommodation, a director Jamal Ma- Meanwhile, the health con- Bin Omran area preparing food restaurant in the Najma area Dtar al-Nuaimi has trol section of Al Rayyan Mu- from rotten meat products. for preparing meals inside ordered the closure of a nicipality has destroyed 333.8kg Action was taken against a labour accommodation in restaurant and cafe in the of rotten Sheri fi sh found at a a hotel in the Al Salata area unhygienic conditions and Najma area for 10 days each, fi sh shop. The inspectors found for keeping expired food a restaurant and sweet shop, and a supermarket in Madi- worms in the gills of the fi sh. products, a supermarket also in Najma for storing nat Khalifa south for 30 days Doha Municipality’s health at Al Nassr Street for stor- food products in unhygienic for serving food prepared in control section has spotted a ing food products inside a conditions in a storehouse. Gulf Times 6 Tuesday, November 1, 2016 QATAR

HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani and Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohamed Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah cut a ribbon to inaugurate Milipol Qatar yesterday. Armoured vehicles at the exhibition. PICTURES: Shaji Kayamkulam PM inaugurates Milipol Qatar

By Ramesh Mathew ed Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minis- rity, prevention and protection The exhibition features interna- Staff Reporter ter and Interior Minister Sheikh of crimes. tional pavilions of France, Ger- Mohamed Khaled al-Hamad al- Sheikh Abdullah termed many, the US, China and the UK. Sabah, Oman’s Interior Minister Milipol Qatar as the manifesta- Maiden participants are Alge- ecurity equipment, vehi- Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal al-Bu- tion of extensive partnership and ria, Uganda, Lithuania, Cyprus, cles and applications for saidi, Algeria’s Interior and Local collaboration between Qatar’s Luxembourg, Pakistan, Belize Suse in the region’s home- Communities Minister Noured- Ministry of Interior and Milipol and Jordan. A large number of land and internal security are dine Badawi, Tunisia’s Interior France over the years. Qatar fi rms and institutions are being showcased at the 11th Minister Hedi Mejdoub, Arab The prime minister also ex- also participating. Milipol Qatar which got under- Interior Ministers’ Council Sec- pressed happiness at the high This year, Milipol Qatar fea- way at the Doha Exhibition and retary General Mohamed bin Ali quality of participation in the tures a number of leading indus- Convention Centre yesterday. Koman and Azerbaijan’s Deputy latest edition and said it refl ect- try experts specialised in provid- The three-day exhibition, Minister of Internal Aff airs Police ed the success of Qatar in at- ing solutions and applications held under the patronage of HH Lieutenant General Aliyev Ismat tracting reputable fi rms and in- to meet the requirements of the the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Ha- among others. stitutions focusing on homeland region’s internal security forces. mad al-Thani was inaugurated The organisers said more security, civil defence services Alongside the expo, seminars by HE the Prime Minister and than 230 companies from about An array of security equipment. and systems. and discussions in areas such Interior Minister Sheikh Abdul- 35 countries are participating. He hoped the exhibitors and as crisis management and resil- lah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al- Milipol, which takes place once in ships and discuss long term and guration, the prime minister keen interest to learn about the participants would be able to ience, safe/smart cities and large Thani in the presence of many two years in Doha, provides access short term economic and strategic and other dignitaries toured the applications of the equipment, eff ectively demonstrate many events security management as high ranking ministers from to the region’s security markets projects in internal security, with exhibition. While listening to advanced technologies, integra- of their latest possessions for well as critical infrastructure across the Arab region. and enables some of the major local and regional forces. the exhibitors’ briefi ngs some of tion of a host of security systems meeting the urgent require- protection – cyber threat intel- The visiting dignitaries includ- industry players to forge partner- Soon after the formal inau- the visiting dignitaries showed in strengthening internal secu- ments of the region’s security. ligence.

Agreement with Algeria French honour for public security chief

In the presence of HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani, HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani met Algeria’s Interior and the General Director for Civil Security and Crisis Management of France Laurent Prevost presented the Director Local Communities Minister Noureddine Badawi and his accompanying delegation yesterday, on the sidelines of the General of Public Security at the Ministry of Interior Major General Saad bin Jassim al-Khulaifi, the Order of Knight, 11th edition of the International Exhibition of Homeland Security (Milipol Qatar 2016) in Doha. During the meeting, they in recognition of his eff orts in promoting security co-operation between Qatar and France. Earlier, a letter of intent reviewed relations between Qatar and Algeria and ways of developing them, especially in the security field. Following for co-operation in the field of civil protection was signed between the French Ministry of Interior represented by the meeting, the prime minister and the Algerian interior minister signed an agreement for co-operation in the fight the Directorate General for Civil Security and Crisis Management, and the Qatari Interior Ministry represented by the against organised crime between the two governments. General Administration of Civil Defence.

PM meets ministers, heads of delegations

E Prime Minister and Interior Minister HSheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani met yesterday with a number of ministers of interior and heads of delegations taking part in the 11th edition of the international exhibition of homeland security (Milipol Qatar 2016), currently under- way in Doha. The prime minister met Tunisian Minister of Interi- or Hedi Majdoub, Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs Igor Shunevich and Azerba- ijani Minister of Emergency Situations Kamaladdin Hey- darov. In addition, the prime minister met Major General Abdelghani Hamel, director general of national secu- rity in Algeria and Abdellatif Hammouchi, the director of national security in Mo- rocco. The meetings reviewed ties between Qatar and the respective countries, and discussed issues of common concern. Gulf Times Tuesday, November 1, 2016 7 QATAR

WISE@Doha ponders childhood education

he World Innovation Summit for and most signifi cant research in the fi eld. Education (WISE), a member of His address was followed by a panel of TQatar Foundation for Education, education authorities including Aisha al- Science and Community Development, Khelaifi , director of the Early Years Educa- recently hosted a day of presentations and tion Department at the Ministry of Educa- a ‘World Café’ workshop for local educa- tion and Higher Education, Dr Chris Diane tors to explore ways to support and im- Coughlin, associate professor of Child De- prove Early Childhood Education (ECE) in velopment and Early Childhood Education Qatar. at Qatar University and Ghulam Bhatti, WISE teamed up with the University of primary school assistant principal, Qatar Cambridge, local WISE partners from the Academy Sidra. Qatar Ministry of Education and Higher The panel was moderated by WISE di- Education, Qatar Academy, Qatar Uni- rector of research, Dr Asmaa al-Fadala. versity’s Early Childhood Centre and the The panel discussion was followed by a Education Development Institute at Qatar ‘World Café’ workshop to gather partici- Foundation for the gathering at Hamad pants’ diverse responses and perspectives Bin Khalifa University in Education City, around a set of questions. which attracted 140 local educators. These included identifying needs for Stavros N Yiannouka, CEO, WISE, said: improvement in ECE, in training, involv- “The early years are perhaps the most ing parents, and the important role of play. critical time in a person’s life, when we can Dr al-Fadala encouraged participants Dignitaries viewing a miniature model of the World Cup Stadium being built at the Qatar Foundation, at the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy’s prepare them for success not just in edu- to take “an active role in exploring these pavilion at the Milipol Qatar yesterday: PICTURES: Shaji Kayamkulam cation, but in all other spheres of life.” He topics.” She said the gathered contribu- said the gathering was an opportunity for tions “will help to inform our on-going re- participants to understand the science be- search” in exploring ways to support ECE hind Early Childhood Education. at all levels in Qatar. The WISE@Doha gathering took place During the workshop, participants re- following the publication of the compre- marked on the need for more research SC ‘to gain from participation hensive WISE Research Report: ‘Quality within the Qatar context, rather than ap- in Early Childhood Education: an Interna- plying the fi ndings of research done else- tional Review and Guide for Policy Mak- where. ers’ last year. They also called for teachers to take a Prof David Whitebread, University of greater role and responsibility for forming at Milipol Qatar exhibition’ Cambridge, the chief author of the report policies around ECE. presented a thorough review of the latest

By Ramesh Mathew Staff Reporter

he Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) Thopes to gain considerably from their participation at the ongo- ing Milipol Qatar, said an offi cials at its pavilion at the three-day expo. Speaking to Gulf Times yesterday, Thani al-Zoraa, project manager of the under-construction Wakrah sta- dium for the 2022 FIFA World Cup said the participation at an event of the magnitude of Milipol Qatar would help them understand the ac- tual security needs and requirements for a major sport extravaganza. “We get a remarkably good op- portunity to interact with a number An actual fire fighting vessel and miniature models of other vessels on display at of top level security personnel from Coastguards pavilion at Milipol Qatar Exhibition yesterday. PICTURE: Shaji Kayamkulam diff erent parts of the world, in- cluding those from many countries Coast Guard shows off boat-building skills which have played host to large sport events like Olympics and FIFA World he skills and expertise of the Qatar Coast Guard to explain to the industrial Cup,” said al-Zoraa. Border Guards and Coast Guards in and professional visitors the real require- The offi cial said the SC team SC official Thani al-Zoraa at the organisation’s pavilion at Milipol Qatar yesterday. Tdeveloping multi-utility speed boats ments of their force. members could learn considerably are prominently displayed at their pavilion He hoped that the expected completion from both the personnel attending impeccable manner” said al-Zoraa. of visitors, including dignitaries given their offi cials an opportunity to at Milipol Qatar. Apart from an actual fi re- of a naval academy in the country, most the expo and the equipment exhib- The SC has a nearly 300-mem- yesterday, a miniature model of the answer eff ectively the visitors’ que- fi ghting vessel that the Coast Guards devel- probably by next year, would help the young ited at Milipol. ber team at its offi ce in the West Bay, World Cup Stadium being built at ries on the stadiums under construc- oped in its own workshop, miniature mod- trainees acquire remarkably better skills in “Not over, the participation at which included a large number of the Qatar Foundation is the main at- tion and those on the design stage. els of a rescue boat, two fi refi ghters and a such areas as ship building in coming years. sessions held as part of the event too consultants, engineers, IT personnel traction. SC Secretary General Hassan al- sea platform are exhibited at their pavilion The young Qatari offi cer is confi dent has come handy for our members, and other professionals. Pictures of the other eight stadiums Thawadi too was among the digni- at the 3-day event which opened yesterday. that the fi ghting and rescue vessels in the who are keenly looking forward to At the SC pavilion at Milipol Qatar are also on display at the pavilion. taries visiting Milipol Qatar yester- Speaking to Gulf Times, a young lieu- possession of the Coast Guards could ef- Qatar hosting the 2022 event in an which was visited by a large number Al-Zorra said the exhibition has day. tenant said events like Milipol helps the fectively meet the country’s requirements. New range of products launched to mark AC Delco centenary

he Jaidah Automotive Wholesale De- Automotive Wholesale, said: “The AC Delco tion awards to long-standing customers – Ali partment and General Motors-AC dry-charged conventional batteries are de- International Trading Est, Al Faris Trading TDelco Parts have held their annual signed using advanced battery technology Est, Teyseer Service Centre, Khalid Saif Auto customer appreciation event to celebrate to deliver optimum power and minimal fl uid Spare Parts and Doha Motors & Trading Co. 100 years of AC Delco with the introduction loss. During the event, all customers were pre- of new products in the market. “AC Delco engine oils off er world-class sented with special promotions on products. The launch of lubricants and dry charge quality lubricants that are designed to meet Ahmed Zayan, Autolab Centres manager, batteries under AC Delco comes as a new the most demanding specifi cations required said: “We are showing our appreciation by addition to the “strong portfolio of prod- for the Middle East region. recognising our fi ve most valuable clients ucts” in the Qatari market for Jaidah Au- “This new addition to the market will who have shown valuable support to Jaidah tomotive, the company has said in a press benefi t passenger cars and heavy-duty Automotive and AC Delco.” statement. trucks alike.” Tom Sutton from Parts Business wel- The event was attended by several loyal The launch of the new AC Delco products comed the guests and thanked them for Early clinical placements are in line with CMED’s teaching philosophy. customers who have helped develop the AC “was met with great enthusiasm from the their loyalty during the launch, while Pro- Delco brand in Qatar. attendees”, the statement noted. mod Kishan from Product Development Jaidah Automotive is the exclusive dealer Jaidah Automotive and AC Delco Parts gave a speech recounting the company’s of Chevrolet cars in Qatar. also showed their appreciation of wholesale history dating back to 1916 and how it came Medical students begin PHCC Jaidah Automotive’s KT Rao, manager of clients in Qatar by presenting fi ve apprecia- to be known as AC Delco today. placements earlier than normal

orty-nine medical stu- dean for academic aff airs Prof ing at the university, allowing dents from Qatar Univer- Hossam Hamdy, such early ex- them to combine theoretical and Fsity College of Medicine posure to the clinical environ- experiential learning and develop (QU-CMED) began their clinical ment is not common and medical their knowledge in a more con- placements this fall, comple- students normally have their fi rst textualised way.” menting their learning within clinical contact in Year 3. Dr Noora al-Mutawa, head of a clinical setting at six primary However, as evidence shows, clinical training and consultant, healthcare centres. early exposure to the clinical set- family medicine, at PHCC, added: The placements for students ting provides students not only “By providing support to second- from the second to fourth year with increased confi dence and year medical students at Qatar of the medical programme will familiarity in communicating ef- University through clinical place- mostly take place in Primary fectively with patients, but also ments, PHCC contributes to build- Health Care Corp (PHCC) cen- with more solid knowledge-at- ing their insight and knowledge tres, while clinical training as of tainment skills that are rooted in about population health in Qatar.” the fourth year will involve sec- experiential learning and based Early clinical placements are in ondary and tertiary care and take on a patient-centred approach, line with CMED’s teaching phi- place mostly at Hamad Medical Prof Hamdy clarifi es. losophy, which adopts a patient- Corp hospitals, according to a Prof Alison Carr, CMED’s head centred educational method press statement from QU. of clinical education and profes- promoting patients as the focus This fall, the participating sor, leading the clinical place- of the educational process. health centres are West Bay, Omar ment initiative, noted: “These Early clinical placements are Bin Khattab, Al Daayen, Leabaib, opportunities help students also linked to the college’s adop- Umm Ghuwailina and Al Gharafa. make sense of the knowledge tion of problem-based learning According to CMED associate they have acquired from study- – a case-based teaching method. Jaidah Automotive and AC Delco officials at the event to launch the new range of lubricants and dry charge batteries. Gulf Times 8 Tuesday, November 1, 2016 QATAR GU-Q students raise over QR100,000 for cancer awareness The celebrations included cake-cutting ceremonies and other in-store activities and promotions. eorgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) stu- Gdents have raised over Carrefour Qatar marks QR100,000 for Qatar Cancer Society by hosting a breast cancer awareness campaign. The event, which was organ- ised by the student-run Wom- 16th anniversary en’s Society and Development Club, formed part of three days ajid Al Futtaim has an- other two locations in Qatar: Dar we would like to thank our loyal of activities that aimed to in- nounced the launch Al Salam Mall and Ezdan Mall. customers who have made this crease the level of understand- Mof special off ers, pro- Majid Al Futtaim is a leading possible by welcoming them to ing about the disease, according motions and awards at Car- shopping mall, retail and leisure be a part of the celebrations. We to a statement from GU-Q. refour Qatar to mark its 16th pioneer across the Middle East aim to create great moments for The student club had spent the anniversary. and North Africa. everyone, every day.” last two months organising the The special off ers will last Laurent Hausknecht, country “Carrefour off ers a vast array annual campaign, held for the until November 8 at Carrefour head for Carrefour Qatar, Bah- of over 100,000 products and sixth time at the GU-Q in Educa- hypermarkets at City Center rain and Kuwait, said: “Since its brands, cementing its position- tion City. In addition to the sale Doha, Villaggio and Landmark, inception 16 years ago, Carrefour ing in Qatar and the region as the of raffl e tickets, the money was the company has said in a press has made great strides to grow its most vibrant and sophisticated raised through donations from statement. operations and establish itself as commercial chain. Be it home members of the public. Celebrations will also include a leading brand that is able to of- electronics, local and interna- Vendors who held booths at cake-cutting ceremonies and fer customer satisfaction, every- tional fresh fruits, home appli- the event also contributed their other in-store activities and day convenience and unbeatable ances or other tools - all of them profi ts to the cause. promotions. Also, promotions value. It is an honour to celebrate are available in Carrefour,” the The student club used the The breast cancer awareness campaign. will be available at Carrefour’s 16 years of success in Qatar and statement noted. opportunity to invite a range of Qatari businesses to take part, tivities also included a talk by on her and her relationships. We also hope this documentary particularly those founded or a breast cancer survivor, who “We chose the documen- will encourage students to go Volvo XC90 recalled for flaw in AC drain hose fitment run by female entrepreneurs. shared her story with students tary because we believe it raises get early checks and encourage “We wanted to use this oppor- and answered questions on her many questions that the au- their families and friends to do The Ministry of Economy and its ongoing eff orts to protect The MEC has urged all customers tunity to showcase the strength experience. Emmy-nominated dience can think about,” ex- the same.” Commerce (MEC), in collaboration consumers and ensure that car to report any violations to its of Qatari women,” said Haya documentary ‘In the Family’ plained Mariam Diefallah (SFS The funds gathered at the with Doha Marketing Services dealers follow up on vehicle Consumer Protection and Anti- al-Thani (SFS ’18), who helped was also screened, which was ’17), co-president of the Wom- event will be used to raise Company (Domasco), has defects and repairs. Commercial Fraud Department organise the fundraising event. followed by a discussion ses- en’s Society and Development awareness among the public announced the recall of Volvo The MEC is to co-ordinate with through the following channels: Vendors who participated in- sion. The fi lm tells the story of Club. “Apart from the topic in Qatar about the detection XC90, model year 2016-2017 over the dealer to follow up on the Hotline: 16001, e-mail: info@mec. cluded Sugar and Spice, Tas- a woman whose genetic tests itself – cancer - the documen- and prevention of the disease, a flaw in the air-conditioner (AC) maintenance and repair works and gov.qa, Twitter: @MEC_Qatar, meem, Pick ‘n’ Shake and identify a high risk of devel- tary raises ethical and emo- as well as pay for treatment for drain hose fitment. will communicate with customers Instagram: MEC_Qatar, MEC Burgeri, the statement noted. oping breast and ovarian can- tional questions that face many those who cannot aff ord it, the The MEC said the recall campaign to ensure that the necessary mobile app for Android and IOS: This year, awareness ac- cer, and the impact this has women diagnosed with cancer. statement adds. comes within the framework of repairs are carried out. MEC_Qatar HMC hosts QRCS fi rst aid provider in Mosul

atar Red Crescent Soci- United Nations Children’s Fund, ety (QRCS) has launched and Islamic Development Bank. symposium to Qa relief campaign to raise QRCS’ relief and international QR15mn ($4.1mn) to help more development director Dr Khaled than 120,000 internally dis- Diab pointed out: “The situation placed people (IDPs) in Mosul, in Iraq is likely to become one of northern Iraq, which is currently the world’s severest humanitar- mark World subject to military escalation. ian crises, aff ecting about one- QRCS communications di- third of the population, or 10mn rector Issa al-Ishaq said many people in dire need for any form families have fl ed looking for a of humanitarian aid.” safer place, citing reports from “Despite the too risky work Occupational the QRCS mission in Iraq and settings, QRCS personnel have its fi eld groups, in collabora- so far managed to deliver relief tion with the United Nations assistance to more than 33,000 Offi ce for the Co-ordination of IDPs,” Diab said. Humanitarian Aff airs. QRCS off icials announcing the relief campaign. “As early as August, QRCS Therapy Day He explained QRCS’s mis- took precautions in anticipa- sion in Iraq is registered with the A new branch of QRCS’s main healthcare, and relief projects, at for example, the Iraqi Red Cres- tion of a humanitarian crisis in Kurdistan Regional Government offi ce in Erbil is under construc- a total cost of more than $7mn, cent Society (IRCS), Iraqi gov- Mosul by storing a stock of basic ore than 100 oc- focus of occupational thera- (KRG). Since 2013, many relief tion, increasing the total number benefi ting no less than 460,000 ernment and the KRG, the World relief supplies for shelter, food, cupational thera- py is to help patients achieve programmes have been con- of branches to fi ve with 141 per- people, according to al-Ishaq. Food Programme, International and heating in its warehouses, Mpists from Hamad the maximum possible level ducted for Syrian refugees and sonnel. So far, QRCS has com- To facilitate its work, QRCS’s Organisation for Migration, just in case a quick and eff ective Medical Corporation (HMC), of functional independence,” Iraqi IDPs. pleted 20 water and sanitation, mission has partnerships with, World Health Organisation, intervention is needed,” he added. Shafallah Centre for Chil- he said. dren with Disabilities, Sidra Medical and Research Center “Common occupational and Qatar Foundation par- therapy interventions ticipated in a symposium en- include helping children titled: “Professional Identity with disabilities to Encroachment removed and Advocacy” to mark this participate fully in school year’s World Occupational and social activities, Therapy Day. helping people recovering from state properties World Occupational Thera- from injury to regain py Day was fi rst held at HMC skills, and providing on October 27, 2010. Since support for older adults he State Property Pro- a number of violations involving then, it has become an im- experiencing physical and tection Committee, in encroachment of state property portant date to highlight the cognitive changes” Tco-operation with other were detected in the outer villages occupational therapy profes- authorities concerned, has de- of the country in accordance with sion as a vital area of medical According to al-Abdulla, tected and removed encroach- laws regulating the committee’s specialisation. the department receives pa- ment from state properties in work and through co-operation The symposium was or- tients of all ages, from in- villages. with the entities concerned at ganised by the Occupational fants to the elderly. It caters All necessary legal procedures the Ministry of Municipality and Therapy Department’s edu- to adult patients recover- were taken against the viola- Environment. Encroachment on a state property being removed. cation committee, chaired ing from conditions such as tors in accordance with the law, Accordingly, the required pro- by the chief of occupational stroke, brain injury, spinal the Ministry of Interior said in a cedures were initiated to verify their ownership of the said plots that such structures were not and a date was set to remove therapy, Sultan Salim Ham- cord injury, hand injuries, statement. the cases, the statement noted. of land or buildings located there. present on the plots back then. the structures in co-operation mam al-Abdulla, and Hussain fractures, reconstructive Brigadier Ali Mahdi al-Nuaimi, The violators could not submit Besides, a review of aerial im- The violators were notifi ed by with the respective security Ali H J Bu Hazaa. It was held surgeries, burns, psychiatric secretary of the committee, said any documents that indicated ages from before 1995 showed the municipality concerned departments. to reinforce the professional disorders and geriatric ill- role that occupational thera- nesses like dementia. It also pists play in contributing manages paediatric cases to the lives of patients with such as cerebral palsy, Down various healthcare needs, in- Syndrome, spina bifi da, au- cluding physical disabilities, tism spectrum disorders, pa- Sidra forum looks to advance preventive medicine mental disabilities and social tients with cardiac problems disabilities. and cancer. idra Medical and Research through cutting-edge research, diff erently about healthcare and Al-Abdulla explained that Al-Abdulla explained Center (Sidra) will probe the medicine and technology. If starting the preventive journey occupational therapy helps “Our therapists work in Slimits of medicine when it molecular symptoms of disease while individuals are healthy.” rehabilitate many individuals various HMC hospitals holds its symposium on the Mo- can be stopped or slowed before Damien Chaussabel, direc- through the therapeutic use of including Hamad Gen- lecular Interception of Disease on clinical symptoms appear, health tor, system biology, translational everyday activities. eral Hospital, Rumailah November 6-7 at the Qatar Na- outcomes may be transformed. medicine, at Sidra, expressed Dr Damien Chaussabel “Common occupational Hospital, National Center tional Convention Centre. The concept of preventive his hopes for further collabora- therapy interventions in- for Cancer Care and Re- Local and international medicine is integral to Sidra’s tive research. “There is enor- Tumor Biology Immunology and clude helping children with search, Women’s Hospital, speakers at the forefront of re- mission, and its research strategy mous potential to advance the Therapy, Translational Medi- disabilities to participate Al Wakra Hospital, Heart search into disease interception is geared towards it. Sidra’s chief research in this fi eld. We hope Dr Francesco Marincola cine. Prominent international fully in school and social Hospital, The Cuban Hos- will gather to share knowledge, research offi cer Dr Francesco that this symposium will be speakers include Dr Virginia activities, helping people pital, Al Khor Hospital and advance research and explore Marincola said: “We are no long- a platform for local and glo- to Sidra’s research approach.” Pascual from Baylor Institute for recovering from injury to the Psychiatry Department. opportunities for collaboration. er treating merely the symptoms. bal discussions around how we Sidra speakers at the symposi- Immunology Research in Texas, regain skills, and providing At present, we have 132 staff Disease interception is a pre- The idea is to intervene and stop can really harness the benefi ts um include Damien Chaussabel; USA, and Dr David Klatzmann support for older adults ex- members in our depart- ventive medicine concept. It in- the disease from initialising. of molecular interception with David Furman, investigator, Sys- from Pierre and Marie Curie periencing physical and cog- ment, including three Qatari volves identifying and address- Disease prevention is the ulti- our international peers. As al- tem Biology and Immunology; University and Medical School in nitive changes. The principal occupational therapists.” ing the root causes of disease mate goal. This involves thinking ways, collaboration is central Dr Davide Bedognetti, director, Paris, France. Gulf Times Tuesday, November 1, 2016 9 REGION

Spectacular show UN envoy for Yemen seeks peace deal in coming weeks

AFP The plan calls for the appointment placed and millions more need food aid. United Nations of a new vice president and the forma- UN aid chief Stephen O’Brien told the tion of a national unity government council that the humanitarian crisis was Artists performing on stage during the opening ceremony of the Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad grand cultural centre that will oversee a transition leading to worsening, with 80% of the population in Kuwait City. The Kuwaiti Emir opened the $750mn centre and watched a spectacular show that combined he UN envoy for Yemen said yes- elections. in need of food. international and local music. Sitting on an area of 214,000sq m (2.3mn sq ft) in the heart of the capital, the terday he will immediately return Under the roadmap, the Houthis “Yemen is one step away from fam- compound is made up of four buildings, the theatre centre, the music centre, the conference centre and a library for Tto the region to try to clinch a would withdraw from Sanaa, Hodeidah ine,” he said. historical documents. peace deal in the coming weeks, even and Taiz and hand over their weapons in Over 2mn people are malnourished though both sides have rejected his pro- a process carried out in parallel with the including 370,000 children who face posals. new political arrangements. severe malnutrition. “The ball is in the court of the Yem- Yemen’s President Abd-Rabbu Cholera is spreading, with 61 con- eni parties,” Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed Mansour Hadi has rejected the UN fi rmed cases and more than 1,700 sus- told the Security Council which met to peace proposal, saying it “rewards the pected cases, said O’Brien, the UN un- discuss the 19-month war in Yemen. putschists” who seized power in Sanaa, der-secretary general for humanitarian UAE jails seven for Hezbollah links The council is seeking to turn up while the rebels said the roadmap had aff airs. the pressure on both the Iran-backed “fundamental fl aws.” He urged Saudi Arabia to allow com- AFP terrorist (group) and for the benefi t of a movement’s backing for the Syrian re- Houthi rebels and the Saudi-backed Ould Cheikh Ahmed said he would mercial fl ights to resume to Sanaa to Abu Dhabi foreign country,” WAM said. gime. government to end the war that has return to the region immediately after allow students to pursue their studies The defendants were also accused Hezbollah is fi ghting in Syria in sup- killed thousands and brought the coun- his report to the council and that his abroad and Yemeni patients to obtain of passing information about “oil pro- port of the government of President try to its knees. roadmap “should allow a comprehen- treatment. top Emirati court yesterday sen- duction in one of the emirates as well as Bashar al-Assad against opponents. “What are the parties waiting for to sive settlement in the coming weeks if “It is within their power, their choice tenced seven people to up to life maps of oil and gas fi elds,” it said. In another hearing, the court jailed sign a political agreement? Have they the parties engage in good faith.” to permit this,” he said of Riyadh. Ain prison after convicting them They were also charged with “form- an Emirati man for seven years for not understood that there are no win- The Mauritanian diplomat has led O’Brien appealed to donors to help of forming a cell linked to Lebanon’s ing and managing an international “fi ghting with a terrorist group in Syr- ners in wars?” asked the envoy. negotiations in Yemen since April 2015 rebuild the port of Hodeidah, which was Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, group belonging to the (Hezbollah) ia”, The National daily reported. Ould Cheikh Ahmed has presented a and brokered a series of ceasefi res that damaged by air strikes, describing it as state media said. party without a licence from the gov- His sister, 34, was sentenced to roadmap to the Houthi rebels and their were often violated and failed to gener- “the lifeline of the country” which is al- One Emirati national and two Leba- ernment,” it added. fi ve years and fi ned 500,000 dirhams allies and the Yemeni government to ate momentum towards a peace deal. most entirely reliant on imports. nese men were given life sentences, The trial at the state security court ($136,240) for posting insulting tweets revive political talks, but he acknowl- Almost 6,900 people have been killed while an Iraqi and another Lebanese was attended by some of the defend- against the state, the paper said. edged to the council that his proposals in the war – more than half of them Iran denies accusation man were jailed for 15 years each, ac- ants’ family members, as well as law- The 24-year-old was found guilty had been rejected. civilians – while another 3mn are dis- of arms shipments cording to state news agency WAM. yers and representatives of local media, of joining the Ahrar al-Sham Islam- An Egyptian woman and another WAM said. ist group in Syria in 2013 and receiving Iran’s foreign ministry has rejected Emirati man were each jailed for 10 Foreign press are not usually given military training. accusations from the United States years, it said. access to state security trials. His lawyer said he had gone to war- that it has been shipping arms to the The charges included “passing clas- The Arab League and the Gulf Co- ravaged Syria only to retrieve the body Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen, accord- sifi ed information about a governmen- operation Council in March declared of his father who was killed while fi ght- ing to media reports yesterday. tal department to Lebanon’s Hezbollah Hezbollah a “terrorist” group over the ing for the group, the paper said. A US admiral said on Thursday that warships from the US Navy and allied nations had intercepted four weapons shipments from Iran to the Arabian Peninsula country since April 2005. The shipments contained thousands of AK-47 assault rifles, anti-tank missiles, sniper rifles and “other pieces of other equipment, higher-end weapons systems,” said Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahram A man walks on the rubble of a house destroyed during a recent conflict in the Ghassemi dismissed the claims. northwestern city of Saada, Yemen yesterday. Dubai’s female police unit ends men’s ‘monopoly’ on tough job

By Ahmed Hashem/DPA comes as no surprise that Salem and when she has a family and children,” Dubai her colleagues have mastered diff erent she added. weapons, trained in martial arts, and “I have been able to make a balance learned to jump from moving cars and between caring for my family and un- f you walk or drive on the streets of scale down high buildings. dertaking daily assignments of my job Dubai, you will see policewomen The unit’s members have attended that include tough training under high Iriding motorbikes – an uncommon courses in shooting and fi tness at the temperatures.” scene in the mostly conservative Arab Police Academy in Dubai. Roqaya Ahmed, Ibrahim’s colleague, region. “Our assignments and regular train- agrees. The 18 members of the Dubai Police- ing have helped me overcome my fears “The woman in Emirates has joined women Special Guard Unit, a police and gain all skills necessary to handle all fi elds that were previously a monop- service launched earlier this year, are on hardships,” Aisha Obeid said. oly of men,” Ahmed said. duty to protect businesswomen, digni- “Some people may never imagine “Society no longer frowns upon taries and female members of the ruling the extent of training we receive and women who drive motorbikes or do jobs family. the amount of eff ort we exert to be that were once confi ned to men.” The job was long reserved for men in ready for any mission,” Obeid, who Jamila Rashed, who joined the Dubai Dubai, one of the seven emirates that joined the police more than 11 years police force four years ago, said that make up the United Arab Emirates. ago, added. working as a policewoman has boosted Eman Salem, who has worked in the Obeid and her workmates are aware her self-confi dence and sense of disci- police for 20 years, says the job gives her that the demanding job takes a toll on pline. the chance to handle tough situations. their family life. “The toughest thing for the Emirati “Every day, I feel more attached to “Although I miss many family occa- woman is when she walks into a fi eld my job and more determined to per- sions due to my working for 12 hours a that was long a monopoly of men,” form my duties perfectly,” she said. day, the pride I see in my family’s eyes Rashed said, adding that society tends “It is hard to work in our fi eld, as it and their respect for my job encourage to have a negative perception of wom- requires us to enhance our abilities and me and make me more determined to en driving motorbikes and working as maintain our fi tness in order to have do my best in order to succeed in my bodyguards. quick responses to diff erent situations work,” Zahra Ibrahim, a member of the “This negative view initially haunt- and emergencies,” she explained. unit, said. ed some of us, but it soon faded away. These situations include handling “Working in this fi eld constitutes a Society now accepts and appreciates hostage-taking and abductions, so it big challenge for the woman, especially women’s role in all walks of life.”

Bahrain court postpones activist’s verdict

AFP of an expert from the interior ministry’s nation”, according to state media. Dubai cyber crimes unit to determine who was The court had repeatedly ordered operating Rajab’s Twitter account, the that Rajab, 51, remain in custody source said. throughout the trial, despite recurring Bahraini court yesterday post- The Shia human rights activist, who health problems for which he was brief- poned its verdict in the trial of had been pardoned for health reasons ly hospitalised in late June. Aprominent human rights activist last year, was re-arrested in June and Amnesty International says that if Nabeel Rajab charged with spreading is on trial on a list of charges, including convicted, the activist could face up to false information and posting insults insulting a state institution and Saudi 13 years in prison. online, a judicial source said. Arabia in online postings. Rajab has been repeatedly detained The criminal court that had been ex- He is also accused of “spreading false for organising protests and publishing pected to issue a ruling at yesterday’s news and rumours and inciting propa- tweets deemed insulting to Bahrain’s hearing decided in Rajab’s presence to ganda during wartime which could Sunni authorities. He previously served defer the decision until December 15. undermine the war operations by the two years in jail on charges of taking part The court ordered the appointment Bahraini armed forces and weaken the in unauthorised protests in the kingdom. Gulf Times 10 Tuesday, November 1, 2016 ARAB WORLD Backing for Libyan PM in standoff with rivals

Reuters Her statement did not indicate London whether any concrete action Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) drive near the village of Bazwaya, on the eastern edges of Mosul, tightening the noose on Mosul as the off ensive to retake might ensue from the pledge of the Islamic State group stronghold entered its third week yesterday. support. The meeting included estern and some Mid- a session that focused on Libya’s dle Eastern powers ex- economy, in particular how to Wpressed support yester- enforce economic decisions and day for Libya’s UN-brokered unity stabilise the economy without a government and Prime Minister fi nance minister. Fayez al-Sarraj’s push to restore The fractured North African order across the chaotic country state has two rival central bank and revive its oil-based economy. governors and the GNA has been Iraqi forces move within In London, offi cials from the unable to appoint a fi nance min- United States, Britain, Italy, ister. France, the United Arab Emirates Since the fall of dictator Mua- and Saudi Arabia met Sarraj for mmar Gaddafi in an uprising in talks to tackle a standoff prevent- 2011, Libya has been beset by fac- ing the Government of National tional fi ghting among brigades of Accord (GNA) from expanding its ex-rebels who battled him and striking distance of Mosul authority outside the capital. then turned on each other. After the meeting, a spokes- Western powers are alarmed AFP recaptured Bazwaya, one of two they were still about 2.5km (1.5 Paramilitary forces from the while Iraq’s Joint Operations woman for US Secretary of State about resistance to Seraj and his Bazwaya, Iraq IS-held villages that had been miles) away. Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Command announced the re- John Kerry said the ministers, GNA from the country’s eastern standing between Iraqi forces Backed by air and ground Mobilisation), an umbrella or- capture of villages north of the who included British Foreign military commander General and the eastern edges of Mosul. support from a US-led coali- ganisation dominated by Iran- city. Secretary Boris Johnson and Khalifa Haftar, who has blocked raqi forces advanced to “Tonight, if everything is se- tion, tens of thousands of Iraqi backed Shia militia, opened The initial shaping phase of Italy’s Paolo Gentiloni, said they a parliamentary vote to endorse within a few hundred me- cured, we will be 700m from fi ghters are converging on Mo- another front over the week- the operation, during which had reaffi rmed the “strong inter- the UN-backed authorities. Itres of Mosul yesterday, Mosul,” Shimmari said. sul on diff erent fronts, in the end. dozens of villages and several national support” for the GNA. The parliament based in Lib- moving within striking distance The voice of Colonel Mustafa country’s biggest military op- They are not directly headed towns have already been retak- “The ministers underscored ya’s east has twice rejected lists of a city they lost to the Islamic al-Obeidi came sputtering over eration in years. for Mosul, instead setting their en from IS, is still under way. their support for increasing the of ministers put forward by the State group two years before. the radio as his men advanced On the northern and eastern sights on the town of Tal Afar to Once the initial phase is over, capacity of the GNA to respond GNA leadership meant to repre- Forces from the elite Coun- cautiously through Bazwaya, sides of Mosul, the extremist the west, with the aim of retak- Iraqi forces are expected to be- to the needs of the Libyan peo- sent the various sides in Libya’s ter-Terrorism Service (CTS) sidling along walls and scanning group’s last major bastion in ing it and cutting supply lines siege Mosul, attempt to open ple,” State Department spokes- fragmented politics. faced mortar fi re as they pushed the empty streets with their ri- Iraq, peshmerga forces from the between Mosul and the Syrian safe corridors for the million- woman Elizabeth Trudeau said. The failure to appoint a fi - from the Christian town of Bar- fl es raised autonomous Kurdish region re- border. plus civilians still believed to “The ministers also called nance minister has hobbled eco- talla towards Mosul’s eastern “They’re fl eeing, the mili- cently took several villages and Their leadership says pub- live there, and breach the city upon all Libyan economic insti- nomic decision-making in the suburbs, AFP correspondents at tants are fl eeing into Mosul,” consolidated their positions. licly that they do not intend to to take on die-hard militants in tutions to work together in sup- major oil-producing country, an the front said. Obeidi said. To the south of the city, fed- enter Mosul, which has an over- street battles. port of this eff ort.” Opec member. As an aircraft struck a sus- CTS forces also entered the eral forces, backed by coalition whelmingly Sunni population, Humanitarian organisations pected IS mortar position in the second village, Gogjali, Staff artillery units stationed in the but commanders on the ground have been fi ghting against the distance, a convoy of Humvees Lieutenant General Abdelwahab main staging base of Qayyarah, say they want to fi ght inside the clock to build up the capacity to sprayed gunfi re across the arid al-Saadi, a senior CTS com- have been pushing north. city. handle an expected exodus from plain toward militant positions mander, told AFP by telephone. They have the most ground The Hashed said yesterday the city. as they advanced. He denied reports that Iraqi to cover and are still some dis- that they had retaken a series of The United Nations says up Libyan forces wary Lieutenant Colonel Muntad- forces had entered the Al-Ka- tance from the southern limits villages and surrounded others to a million people could be dis- har al-Shimmari said CTS had rama area inside Mosul, saying of Mosul. as they advanced to the west, placed in the coming weeks. of civilians in Sirte

Reuters bombs and hidden explosives. Sirte, Libya A statement from the Libyan Heritage sites again at risk of destruction forces aligned with a UN-bro- kered unity government in Tripoli S-backed Libyan forces said they were advancing in Sirte’s AFP Nimrud, posting videos lauding The Hashed al-Shaabi, the ing camp at Hatra, which is when they near the sites, and said they were trying to Ghiza Bahriya district “in the face Baghdad the destruction online. most powerful groups in which a Unesco world heritage site, that “every eff ort must be made Uavoid harming trapped of desperate resistance”. As Iraqi forces close in on are Iran-backed Shia militias, and still has militants deployed to protect and preserve them.” women and children as they Some residential buildings had Mosul, the militants’ last main launched an operation on Sat- there, according to Ali Saleh When the operation to retake thrust yesterday into the last been retaken from Islamic State, raqi heritage sites targeted bastion in the country, offi cials urday that could see it advance Madhi, the local offi cial respon- Mosul was launched on Octo- patch of terrain held by Islamic said Rida Issa, a spokesman. in a campaign of destruction say IS has fi ghters deployed at through IS-held areas in Nin- sible for the area. ber 17, the head of Unesco urged State militants in their former “There are some women and Iby the Islamic State group or near archaeological sites. eveh province that are home to At Nimrud, IS rigged struc- parties to the confl ict to protect stronghold of Sirte. children trapped inside Ghiza are again at risk during the op- “Our information indicates some of Iraq’s most famed his- tures with explosives and blew heritage sites. Brigades led by fi ghters from Bahriya and it’s well known that eration to retake Mosul from the that (IS) has a presence in the torical sites. up the site, but the militants are “I call on all involved in mili- the city of Misrata and backed they have been used as human militants. archaeological sites,” Ahmed al- “We expect (IS) will try to lure still present nearby, said Ahmed tary action to protect cultural by US air strikes appear close to shields by Daesh (Islamic State),” IS vandalised the Mosul mu- Assadi, the spokesman for the the advancing forces to the sites al-Juburi, the area’s adminis- heritage and refrain from any recapturing Sirte after a cam- he said. seum after overrunning the city Hashed al-Shaabi, an umbrella for the purpose of increasing trator. military use or targeting of cul- paign lasting more than fi ve “Our forces are trying very in 2014 and attacked sites includ- organisation for pro-govern- their destruction,” Assadi said. Assadi said that Hashed forc- tural sites and monuments,” months, though their progress hard to avoid heavy weapons so ing the ancient cities of Hatra and ment paramilitary forces, said. IS had earlier set up a train- es would use “extreme care” Irina Bokova said. has been slowed by snipers, car as not to hurt those civilians.”

Turkey wants Raqqa off ensive to begin after Mosul operation

Agencies Islamic State in Raqqa. Ankara “We continue to talk on a regular basis with the Turkish leadership urkey wants the op- about the best approach eration on Raqqa, to addressing the fi ght for TIslamic State’s main Raqqa,” Cook said during stronghold in Syria, to start a briefi ng in Washington after Mosul and Euphra- yesterday. tes Shield operations have “But we have to keep the been completed, Deputy pressure on and we have Prime Minister Numan to move forward and chal- Kurtulmus said yesterday. lenge ISIL in its so-called “Turkey’s stance on the capital of its caliphate,” Raqqa operation is clear. Cook said, using an acro- It would be better both nym for the Islamic State. militarily and strategically Last week, the top US to conduct this operation military commander in after the Mosul operation Iraq said there was a need and Turkey’s Euphrates to urgently move to isolate Shield operation are com- Raqqa because of concerns pleted,” Kurtulmus told re- about the group using the porters in Ankara. city as a base to plan and Iraqi security forces and launch against targets Kurdish peshmerga fi ght- abroad. ers started the off ensive Turkish President Recep on Mosul on Oct. 17, with Tayyip Erdogan said last air and ground support week that the rebels would from the US-led coalition target Raqqa after advanc- against the hardline Sunni ing towards the city of Al group. Bab in northern Syria and US Defence Secretary taking Manbij, recently Ash Carter last week said captured by Syrian Kurdish Washington expected it to YPG militia. overlap with the Raqqa of- Euphrates Shield has two fensive. main goals: to clear IS ele- Pentagon spokesman ments from the Turkish- Peter Cook told reporters Syrian border and halt the that it was important to westward advance of the continue to put pressure on YPG. Gulf Times Tuesday, November 1, 2016 11 ARAB WORLD UN extends Syria gas attacks probe for more talks

AFP showed Syria had used chemical UN resolutions clearly provide found that the Islamic State of the worst violence in Syria’s “Since Sunday, the regime has off ensive slowed after failing United Nations/Beirut weapons. for such action in response to the group used mustard gas as a fi ve-year confl ict, turning the been taking the initiative and the to take control of the ‘3000’ The United Nations-Organ- use of chemical weapons. weapon in August 2015. once-bustling economic hub clashes are less intense,” Ob- apartment block and the mili- isation for the Prohibition of The Security Council agreed Meanwhile, a rebel assault to into a divided and bombed-out servatory head Rami Abdel Rah- tary complex,” a pro-regime he UN Security Council Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to set up the so-called joint in- break the siege of Syria’s Aleppo symbol of the brutal war. man said yesterday. military source said, referring to yesterday extended the panel has concluded that gov- vestigative mechanism (JIM) in slowed yesterday amid fi erce re- Since Friday, opposition fac- “The only thing that has been two built-up areas southwest of Tmandate of a panel in- ernment forces carried out three August 2015 to determine who sistance from regime forces, as tions allied with militants have accomplished is partial control Aleppo. vestigating chemical attacks in chemical attacks on villages in was behind the chlorine attacks the UN said it was “appalled” by amassed on Aleppo’s western over Dahiyet al-Assad,” a neigh- In a new toll yesterday, the Syria for two weeks to allow time 2014 and 2015. using barrel bombs. opposition fi re on civilians. outskirts in a bid to end the re- bourhood on Aleppo’s western Observatory said a total of 61 re- to negotiate a one-year renewal Russia however has dismissed The use of chlorine as a weap- Rebels launched a major as- gime’s three-month encirclement outskirts that rebels entered on gime fi ghters and allied militia- of the probe. the fi ndings as “unconvincing” on is banned under the Chemi- sault on Friday, backed by car of the city’s eastern districts. Friday, he said. men were killed in the assault, as The council unanimously and said no sanctions should be cal Weapons Convention, which bombs and salvos of rockets, to While they scored an initial Regime and Russian air strikes well as 72 Syrian rebels. backed a US-drafted resolution imposed on Syria for the chlo- Syria joined in 2013 under pres- break through government lines advance, the off ensive has since were hitting the battlefronts on Heavy rebel rocket fi re since on the short extension as a big- rine gas attacks. sure from Russia, an ally of Syr- and reach the 250,000 people slowed, according to the Syrian the city’s edges, but with less in- Friday has killed 48 civilians, in- ger battle loomed over the fi nd- Britain and France are pushing ian President Bashar al-Assad. besieged in the city’s east. Observatory for Human Rights, tensity than in previous days. cluding 17 children, the monitor ings of the investigation, which for sanctions and maintain that The UN-OPCW panel also Aleppo has been hit by some a Britain-based monitor. “The momentum of the rebel said. Egypt marks Lebanon elects anniversary of Russian Aoun president, jet bombing ending two-year

AFP disaster by cancelling all fl ights Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt to Egypt, and Britain also can- celled fl ights to the resort town, badly aff ecting a tourism sector political vacuum gypt marked with a church already battered by unrest fol- service yesterday a year lowing the country’s 2011 revo- AFP backed from the beginning by trammelled joy, with thousands Esince militants bombed a lution. Beirut Shia movement Hezbollah, his honking car horns. Russian airliner carrying holi- On November 17, President ally since a surprise rapproche- “I’m so happy. After 25 years daymakers from a Red Sea re- Vladimir Putin said Russian in- ment in 2006. our dream has come true,” said sort, an attack that crippled the vestigators had found evidence ebanese lawmakers ended But the key to clinching the 33-year-old accountant Giselle Arab country’s economy. of a bomb on board, and vowed a two-year political vac- post was the shock support of Tammam. The Islamic State group to punish those responsible. Luum yesterday by elect- two of his greatest rivals: Chris- European Union diplomatic claimed it brought the plane In February, his Egyptian ing as president ex-army chief tian Lebanese Forces leader chief Federica Mogherini said down on October 31, 2015, say- counterpart Abdel Fattah al- Michel Aoun, who promised to Samir Geagea and Sunni former Aoun’s election “opens the way ing it had smuggled explosives Sisi acknowledged for the fi rst protect the country from spillo- premier Saad Hariri. for all political parties to now into the aircraft before its de- time that “terrorism” caused the ver from the war in Syria. Hariri, expected to be appointed engage in constructive dialogue” parture from the resort of Sharm crash, although the government The deeply divided parliament prime minister, said his endorse- to address the needs of Lebanese el-Sheikh. has not yet issued an offi cial re- took four rounds of voting to ment was necessary to “protect citizens. All 224 people on board were port on its cause. elect 81-year-old Aoun, whose Lebanon, protect the (political) Iran “congratulated” the killed when the bomb went off Sisi had previously dismissed supporters fl ooded streets across system, protect the state and pro- Lebanese people, calling the minutes after the Metrojet A-321 as “propaganda” the IS claim the country waving his party’s tect the Lebanese people”. election “an important step to had taken off for the Russian city that it downed the airliner. orange fl ag. Hariri and Geagea both op- entrench democracy and ensure of Saint Petersburg. On Sunday, Egypt’s aviation “Lebanon is still treading pose Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, Lebanon’s stability”. At a service in a cathedral in minister and Russian ambas- through a minefi eld, but it has while Hezbollah and its allies In addition to promises of the resort yesterday attended by sador attended a ceremony in been spared the fi res burning have supported Damascus, also economic growth and security, Egyptian offi cials and Russia’s Sharm el-Sheikh in memory of across the region,” Aoun said af- dispatching fi ghters to bolster its Aoun said Lebanon’s govern- ambassador, priests read out those killed in the disaster. ter taking the presidential oath. forces. ment must work to ensure Syrian prayers next to an alter on which The minister, Sherif Fathy, “It remains a priority to pre- That feud left lawmakers re- refugees “can return quickly” to fl owers had been placed. reiterated the Egyptian govern- Newly-elected Lebanese President Michel Aoun delivering a vent any sparks from reaching peatedly unable to reach con- their neighbouring homeland. In Saint Petersburg, relatives ment’s condolences to the rela- speech at the parliament in downtown Beirut. Lebanon,” the Maronite Chris- sensus on the presidency, a post The infl ux of more than 1mn of some of the 224 people killed tives of victims, expressing “our tian leader said. reserved for a Maronite Chris- Syrian refugees has tested the attended ceremonies to mark the feelings of sorrow and sadness Syria’s fi ve-year war has been tian and elected by parliament. country’s limited resources, al- disaster. over the lives we have lost”. a major fault line for Lebanon’s After taking the oath, Aoun ready strained by hundreds of Mourners lit candles at a serv- Russian ambassador Serge political class, and analysts have rode in a convoy of black cars to thousands of displaced Palestin- ice at the northwestern city’s Kirpichenko said the “sadness is warned Aoun’s election will not the presidential palace in Baab- ians who live in squalid and often Holy Trinity Izmailovsky Cathe- ongoing and will never go away”. be a “magic wand” for divisions da, east of Beirut, where his wife lawless camps. dral and held a minute of silence The envoy said he was confi - that have long plagued parlia- and three daughters were wait- Lebanon’s 127 lawmakers took at 7:14am (0414 GMT), the exact dent fl ights from Russia would mentarians. ing to congratulate him. nearly two hours to elect Aoun, time when the plane disappeared soon resume. The next challenge will be In Beirut’s majority-Christian who failed to secure a two-thirds from the radar. “We are certain the day and forming a government, which neighbourhood of Ashrafi yeh, majority in the fi rst round, trig- The central Saint Isaac’s Ca- time are approaching, and quick- is expected to take months of revellers launched fi reworks and gering a second. thedral also tolled its bells 224 ly, for the return of Russian tour- wrangling. loosed volleys of celebratory The second round was re- times, while a memorial concert ism to Egypt,” said Kirpichenko. Presidential media offi ce chief gunfi re. peated twice, after 128 ballots was set to be held in the city later “We are working on this day Rafi k Chlala told reporters con- The atmosphere in Jdeideh – exceeding the number of MPs in the day. and night.” sultations on naming a premier outside Beirut was one of un- – were cast. The head of the Russian Or- The ban on fl ights had severe- would begin within 48 hours. thodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, ly impacted Egypt’s struggling It remains unclear if Leba- UN chief urges Lebanon to form govt led prayers for the victims in economy, denting its tourist rev- non’s perpetually ineff ectual Moscow. enues at a time it faces a shortage political class can solve key UN Secretary-General Ban parties will now continue to Russia reacted to last year’s of dollars. problems such as a trash crisis Ki-moon yesterday welcomed work in a spirit of unity and in that has seen rubbish pile up in the long-awaited election of a the national interest,” said a open dumps. president in Lebanon and said a statement from his spokesman. The parliament that elected new government must now be The UN chief “encourages the Aoun has twice extended its own formed without delay. formation without delay of a mandate, avoiding elections, Ban congratulated Michel Aoun government that can eff ectively because of disagreements over a who was elected by Lebanese serve the needs of all Lebanese MP Saad Hariri giving his congratulations to newly-elected new electoral law. lawmakers. citizens and address the serious President Michel Aoun (right) after the presidential election Aoun had long eyed the presi- He “hopes that Lebanese challenges facing the country.” session at the parliament in downtown Beirut. dency, and his candidacy was

The first Germania airline flight to land at Sharm el-Sheikh airport since the Russian MetroJet plane crash is welcomed at the tarmac yesterday.

Assailant shot dead after wounding Israeli soldiers

Reuters the entrance to Ramallah and Jerusalem opened fi re at forces at the scene, injuring three soldiers. In re- sponse to the immediate threat, Palestinian assailant shot forces shot the assailant,” an Is- and wounded three Israeli raeli army statement said. Asoldiers in the occupied An Israeli ambulance service West Bank yesterday and was spokesman said one soldier suf- killed by troops returning fi re, fered moderate gunshot wounds the Israeli army said. and two others were lightly hurt. A Palestinian security source A photo circulated by the mili- said the dead man was a member tary showed an AK-47 assault ri- of the Palestinian police. fl e on the ground. The incident took place at a Over the past year, Palestini- crossing point close to the West ans, many acting alone and often Bank town of Ramallah, the Pal- using rudimentary weapons and estinian seat of government. cars, have killed at least 35 Israe- “(A) Palestinian gunman ar- lis and two visiting Americans in Christian Lebanese supporters of Lebanon’s newly appointed President Michel Aoun celebrate in the southern village of Salhiyeh, east of Sidon after he was elected, ending a rived at a (military) crossing at similar attacks. two-year political vacuum. Gulf Times 12 Tuesday, November 1, 2016 AFRICA Offi cials ‘sexually abusing Boko victims’

AFP 9 die in ambush Lagos Boko Haram killed nine people, including five soldiers, over uman Rights Watch yes- the weekend in an ambush on terday accused Nigerian Nigerian troops in Nigeria’s Hoffi cials of sexually ex- northeast, the army’s spokes- ploiting women and girls living in man has said. French Sangaris forces patrol the Muslim PK 5 district in Bangui. camps for victims of Boko Haram In a statement distributed in the war-torn northeast. late Sunday, Nigerian army HRW said in July it document- spokesman Colonel Sani ed 43 cases of women and girls in Usman said the extremists seven internally displaced per- attacked as the troops were sons (IDP) camps in Maiduguri, carrying out “clearance opera- France ends military mission in the epicentre of the seven-year tions” in Boko Haram’s fiefdom, Islamist insurgency, who had Borno state, on Saturday. been abused by camp leaders, “Five soldiers, three vigilan- policemen and soldiers. tes and one civilian... lost their “It is bad enough that these lives during the ambush, while troubled Central Africa women and girls are not getting 19 soldiers and 1 civilian,” were much-needed support for the injured, Usman said. horrifi c trauma they suff ered at “The bodies of the late AFP the offi cial end of the mission called Op- Many Central Africans are worried to Two days before Le Drian’s arrival, 25 the hands of Boko Haram,” said soldiers and civilians have been Bangui eration Sangaris. see the French troops go. people were killed in clashes in the centre Mausi Segun, senior Nigeria re- evacuated to Maiduguri, while Sangaris, launched in December 2013 Le Drian yesterday held talks with of CAR, including six police offi cers. searcher at HRW. the injured are receiving com- to buttress 12,000 UN troops sent to sta- the CAR’s President Faustin-Archange The government denounced the vio- “It is disgraceful and outra- mensurate medical care and rance yesterday formally ended a bilise the country, had some 2,500 troops Touadera, elected early this year once rel- lence as a “Machiavellian plot designed geous that people who should are in stable condition.” peacekeeping mission in Central at its peak. ative calm was restored, and met offi cials by the enemies of peace”. protect these women and girls The Islamic State (IS) FAfrican Republic, hailing it a suc- “This does not mean the end of mili- in MINUSCA. UN vice secretary general Jan Eliasson are attacking and abusing them,” claimed the attack in a state- cess despite sporadic outbreaks of vio- tary relations between France and the He vowed that a “tactical reserve force is also expected in Bangui for a two-day she added. ment, saying it killed nine lence in its deeply troubled former colo- Central African Republic,” Le Drian said of 350 soldiers” would remain. visit, MINUSCA said. Nigerian President Muhum- people in the southern part of ny. earlier in a speech to the Central African They will be backed up by drones. One of the world’s poorest countries, madu Buhari said in a statement Borno state. The move came just hours after about parliament. Earlier in October, Le Drian told the CAR has scarcely emerged from the chaos he was “worried and shocked” by Boko Haram aligned with 10 people were killed in clashes between “The French army will indeed be less French parliament that the Sangaris mis- of civil war which erupted in 2013 follow- the report and directed police to IS in March 2015, yet there are armed groups Sunday in the restive Mus- visible but it will be present, active and sion, backed by a UN mandate, had been ing the overthrow of former president “immediately commence inves- signs that the Islamist group lim PK5 neighbourhood of the capital vigilant. We’re proud of Operation San- “a success” which stopped mass killings Francois Bozize, a Christian, by Muslim tigations into the issue.” has since split into rival fac- Bangui, according to local sources. garis, so it’s out of the question to allow and paved the way for presidential and rebels from the Seleka coalition who in- “The welfare of these most tions. The toll had yet to be confi rmed by the gains to be put at risk,” Le Drian told legislative elections. stalled their own leader. vulnerable of Nigerian citizens While Nigerian forces have the 10,000-strong UN force MINUSCA, MPs fearful of renewed violence. But prominent CAR politician and Armed groups have fl ourished over the has been a priority of his govern- reclaimed swathes of territory which will be alone after France’s depar- Residents were continuing to fl ee the former presidential candidate Anicet years given the weakness of the state. ment,” presidency spokesman from the insurgents, Boko ture in facing the militia groups terroris- area around PK5 yesterday, fearing fur- Georges Dologuele challenged Le Drian’s Among the main culprits are factions Garba Shehu said, adding that Haram is still active in the ing civilians. ther bloodshed. optimism, stating that “Sangaris is pull- from the mostly Muslim former Seleka the allegations raised by the HRW country. Thousands of people have been killed A helicopter from the international ing out far too early.” rebel force, and the Christian “anti-Bala- “are not being taken lightly.” On Saturday, two suicide and 4.5mn forced from their homes since force circled over the city from dawn, an “Our security forces are not ready to ka” militias, a reference to the machetes Four of the victims told HRW bombings rocked the Borno the confl ict erupted in 2013. AFP correspondent said. take over,” Dologuele said. “The UN forc- used by the rebels. they were drugged and raped, state capital of Maiduguri, kill- “The page has been turned,” French Renewed killings have shaken the es are more and more overwhelmed.” There are also vigilante groups made while 37 were coerced into sex ing at least nine people. Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said country of 4.5mn people, spearheaded “It’s always too early,” Le Drian coun- up of nomadic, predominantly Muslim through false marriage promises One of the explosions went at a ceremony in Bangui attended by local by rival Muslim and Christian militia tered. “These responsibilities are above Fulani herders, as well as others special- and material and fi nancial assist- off near the Bakassi camp for offi cials and foreign diplomats, signalling groups. all your own.” ising in highway robbery. ance. internally displaced persons, “Many of those coerced into one of several camps set up sex said they were abandoned around Maiduguri for the mass- if they became pregnant. They es of people who have come and their children have suff ered seeking shelter and food. discrimination, abuse, and stig- matisation from other camp Fraud case against Gordhan dropped residents,” the global rights body “In some cases, men used said. their positions of authority and HRW spoke to one 17-year- gifts of desperately needed food AFP The move came a day after Abrahams’ prosecution had sparked investor fears scandals and slowing economic growth. old girl who was raped and made or other items to have sex with Pretoria spokesman had rubbished a report say- that he would also be sacked, as the coun- Abrahams rejected claims that the pregnant by a policeman. women,” it said. ing the prosecutor had decided to drop the try reels from an economic downturn and charges against Gordhan were politically “One day he demanded to have Boko Haram has devastated charges, describing it as “absolute hogwash”. declining business confi dence. motivated, saying he did not “pay regard sex with me,” she said. northeast Nigeria in its quest to outh Africa’s top prosecutor yester- Gordhan, a respected ANC veteran, Political analyst Judith February criti- to political considerations.” “I refused but he forced me. It create an Islamist state, killing day dropped fraud charges against had been due to appear in court tomor- cised the National Prosecuting Author- Marches in support of Gordhan had happened just that one time, but over 20,000 people and displac- SFinance Minister Pravin Gordhan row on charges dating back to 2010 over a ity’s decision, saying it exposed the in- been planned outside the court in Preto- soon I realised I was pregnant. ing 2.6mn from their homes. and his co-accused, in a case that has ex- colleague’s retirement package. stitution as being led by someone “who is ria on Wednesday, with alliance partners “When I informed him about Since taking up arms against posed tensions in ruling ANC party and Announcing the decision, Abrahams clearly incompetent at best, and at worst, of the ANC voicing their support for the my condition, he threatened to the Nigerian government in government. said he did not believe Gordhan intended politically captured.” embattled minister. shoot and kill me if I told anyone 2009, the extremists have dis- The bombshell charges earlier this to break the law. “There will be a perception that the The ANC has welcomed the decision else. So I was too afraid to report rupted trade routes and farms. month had driven a wedge between ri- “I foresee diffi culties to prove knowl- prosecuting authority is being used as a not to prosecute Gordhan, saying the him.” Now nearly 50,000 children val camps in the ruling African National edge of unlawfulness,” he said. football in a game of state capture,” said charges would have had “a negative im- HRW said irregular supplies are facing death by starvation if Congress, rattled the markets and led to a Gordhan has claimed the charges were February, an analyst with the Pretoria- pact on the economy and created unnec- of food, clothing, medicine and they don’t get food and almost fall in the value of the rand. politically motivated, and won backing based Institute for Security Studies. essary speculation about the real motive.” other essentials in camps were 250,000 more are severely mal- “I have directed the summons to be with- from several high-profi le ANC politi- Gordhan has been a vocal opponent “The ANC always believed in the inno- making the women vulnerable to nourished in Borno state, ac- drawn with immediate eff ect,” Shaun Ab- cians, the nation’s deputy president Cyril of corruption and excessive spending cence of comrade Pravin Gordhan, hence abuse and exploitation. cording to Unicef. rahams told journalists, saying the charges Ramaphosa, numerous ministers and by President Jacob Zuma’s government, our unwavering support,” a party state- against him would be diffi cult to prove. scores of business leaders. His imminent which has been hit by a series of graft ment said. Oil delta militants threaten more attacks

Reuters ernment began a dialogue in June military campaign in the southern There was no immediate com- appropriate tax to the central gov- Lagos to end a wave of attacks on oil fa- region. ment from the Nigerian govern- ernment”. cilities that has crippled output. Buhari ordered a heightened ment. Agbinibo has previously sent The stakes are high as the Opec military presence in the restive The comments come comes details of attacks directly to Reu- Nigerian militant group member badly needs peace in region in May which saw the intro- days after the Avengers claimed a ters which have later appeared on yesterday threatened to step the impoverished swamp land to duction of patrols in remote com- strike on a Chevron pipeline last the group’s website — its primary Aup attacks on oil facilities bring back oil output, which at its munities which has stoked anger in week — only the second since say- means of communication. in the Niger Delta if the president lowest point halved from 2.2mn the last few months. ing in August they would cease The last administration in 2009 pursues a military campaign, cast- barrels per day in January, to drag An off ensive targeting militant hostilities to pursue talks. ended a previous Niger Delta in- ing a shadow over peace talks be- Africa’s biggest economy out of camps launched in August led to They said it was carried out as a surgency by off ering cash, con- tween the government and groups recession. the deaths of fi ve people and the warning to oil companies. tracts and job training for those due to start on Tuesday. Analysts say the NDA are the arrests of 23 others. The Avengers want a greater fi ghters who stopped blowing up In written responses to Reu- region’s most sophisticated mili- The death of an ex-militant share of Nigeria’s oil wealth to pipelines. ters questions, Mudoch Agbinibo, tants and receive help from inside leader’s 84-year-old father due to be directed to the impoverished The militants resumed their spokesman for the Niger Delta oil fi rms advising which facility to injuries allegedly sustained in an southern swampland Delta re- fi ght in January after Buhari Avengers (NDA), said President attack. army raid marked a fl ashpoint. gion, which produces most of the shook up the amnesty as Muhammadu Buhari must “come Their divers blew up a Shell un- “Any plan of the Nigerian govern- crude oil whose sales account for much of the payments worth down from...his iron-horse of eth- dersea pipeline, which stopped up ment thinking of exploiting the re- around two-thirds of government some $300mn annually had nic and religious bigotry”. to 300,000 bpd overnight. sources of the Niger Delta to fund... revenue. ended up in the pockets of “gener- Buhari is due to meet Niger Agbinibo said the group was government without our genuine in- The NDA spokesman said the als”. Delta leaders and representatives “determined to gradually grind volvement will be a very tall dream,” group was a “liberation move- Some had become millionaires of various militant groups in Abuja the fl ow of our oil” if Buhari’s ad- said the spokesman who carries the ment, poised towards the control on contracts protecting pipelines today, the fi rst time since the gov- ministration opted to continue its title of “Brigadier General”. of our resources” that would “pay they used to blow up. Gulf Times Tuesday, November 1, 2016 13 AMERICA Trump mounts blue-state challenge

AFP states and a modest advantage Washington nationwide, recent polls already showed a tightening race. An ABC News/Washington onald Trump stormed Post survey carried out before into Democratic terri- the FBI announcement put the Dtory as the campaign en- Democratic presidential candi- tered its fi nal week yesterday, date just one point ahead of her determined to disprove polls and Republican challenger. capture the White House as rival But while Clinton’s lead has Hillary Clinton battles to contain shrunk, Sabato distilled the Supporters wait for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to arrive for a campaign rally at Atlantic Aviation near Albuquerque International Airport. the fallout from renewed FBI fo- Trump strategy to a simple truth: cus on her emails. he needs to fl ip at least one Dem- The Republican barrelled into ocratic-leaning state on Novem- the northern state of Michi- ber 8 in order to win. gan, where Clinton leads by 6.2 “He is going to have to turn points, hoping to capitalise on a blue state or two in addition the controversy to sway swing to winning the battlegrounds,” voters just eight days before Sabato said. “He has to win al- Election Day. most everything. Trump also campaigned Sun- If he wins all the battle- Democrats hit back day in Clinton-friendly New grounds, he needs one more blue Mexico, and holds a rally today in state.” Wisconsin, where Clinton’s lead Clinton, meanwhile, hit the is 5.7 points, according to a Real- campaign trail hard Sunday in ClearPolitics poll aggregate. the battleground state of Florida, University of Virginia politics where Trump has clawed back professor Larry Sabato told AFP into the slimmest of leads for the the e-mail scandal “has changed Democrat according to polling. at director of FBI the dynamic of the race.” “We’re not going to be dis- “She would have been running tracted, no matter what our op- The White House spokesman has Clinton represents a corrupt political sys- Democrats have demanded that Comey If Clinton wins the election, the con- a victory lap this week, running ponents throw at us. neither criticised or defended Comey tem. and the FBI rapidly work to make pub- troversy could cast a cloud over her White up the score. We are not going to be knocked “When we win on November 8 we are lic what they know about the new email House transition. rump said the new email Instead she’s trying to hold off course,” she told supporters. going to Washington DC and we are going trove. cache could represent a “motherlode” of on.” On Monday, the 69-year-old Reuters drain the swamp,” he said on Sunday night A source familiar with the matter said emails. Trump has gleefully seized on travelled to swing state Ohio as Michigan/Washington at a rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico. on Sunday that the FBI had secured a war- Cummings said yesterday that the FBI’s the revelations in an attempt to she continues to encourage early “Hillary Clinton is not the victim. rant to examine the emails. vague statement on new e-mails related to off set his own disadvantage in voting. You, the American people are the vic- Daily tracking polls should refl ect soon the Clinton investigation made it impossi- most polls. More than 22mn have already emocrats kept up their attacks on tims of this corrupt system.” whether the controversy is having an im- ble for Clinton to defend herself and “ba- “We all know about Hillary’s cast early ballots. FBI director James Comey yes- US senator Harry Reid, the Democratic pact on the race. sically gave Donald Trump a softball to hit mounting legal troubles, that she President Barack Obama’s fi rst Dterday, accusing him of a double leader in the Senate, accused Comey on Early voting means that millions of over the fence”. has brought onto herself with attorney general, Eric Holder, is- standard after he revealed his agency’s Sunday of “a disturbing double standard Americans have already cast their ballots. On Sunday, Clinton campaign chair- her serial, wilful, purposeful and sued a blistering opinion piece on probe into more material that might relate for the treatment of sensitive information, Trump had already narrowed Clinton’s man John Podesta and campaign manager deliberate criminal conduct,” the Comey’s actions in yesterday’s to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s with what appears to be a clear intent to lead in national opinion polls and gone Robby Mook questioned the FBI head’s 70-year-old told a crowd Sunday Washington Post. use of a private email server. aid one political party over another”. into the lead in a small number of the bat- decision to notify Congress of the email in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Comey “is a good man, but he Clinton’s Republican rival, Donald He said, without providing evidence, tleground states where the election is like- review before he even knew whether they It remained unclear how much made a serious mistake,” Holder Trump, has seized on Comey’s announce- that the FBI was keeping “explosive infor- ly to be decided. were signifi cant or relevant. the Comey announcement will wrote. ment on Friday to press his longstanding mation” under wraps about ties between Democrats have hoped Clinton’s lead Comey was appointed FBI director by move the needle, but Trump’s “That decision was incorrect. charge that Clinton lacks integrity, hoping the Trump campaign and Russian offi cials. in opinion polls could also translate into Democratic president Barack Obama in campaign manager Kellyanne It violated long-standing jus- he can make an improbable late comeback Democratic representative Elijah Cum- gains in congressional races on November 2013. Conway told CBS News that tice department policies and tra- and win the November 8 election. mings hammered this accusation yester- 8 that could help them take back control Cummings, the Democratic representa- Clinton’s camp was reeling. dition. The Clinton campaign and its support- day, urging the FBI to release information of the senate and the house of representa- tive, said Comey was under intense pres- “I just don’t think that they And it ran counter to guid- ers furiously attacked Comey for releas- on Trump and his advisers’ dealings with tives. sure and scrutiny from Republicans in were ready for the race to take ance that I put in place four years ing information that raised questions but Russia. That hope could dissipate if Clinton Congress after his conclusion in July that this turn again,” she said. ago laying out the proper way to provided no details so close to the election. “Members of Congress including my- is damaged by the news about the email Clinton had not violated the law, so he re- While Clinton does maintain conduct investigations during an Some party leaders said the agency was self, have asked for months for the FBI to probe. leased the new information to stave off any leads in some key battleground election season.” concealing damaging information about provide us with information as to wheth- Given that there are several senate races accusations from Republicans that he had the Trump campaign. er Mr, Trump, Mr Manafort, other asso- that are “razor thin”, the fresh email con- withheld information. The FBI spent a year investigating Clin- ciates and the Russian government have troversy “could have an outsized impact The White House yesterday opted for ton’s use of a private email server, instead any connection with each other,” Cum- because the margins will be so small”, a caution in reacting to FBI Director James of government systems, while she was mings told CNN, referring to a former senior senate Democratic aide said yester- Comey’s bombshell decision to announce secretary of state from 2009 to 2013. senior Trump campaign offi cial, Paul day. further investigation of Hillary Clinton’s Comey concluded in July that while Manafort. The latest e-mails were discovered as email days before the 2016 presidential Clinton and her staff had been “extremely An FBI spokeswoman said late on Sun- part of a separate probe of former Demo- election. careless” in handling classifi ed informa- day: “When we receive the letter it will be cratic US representative Anthony Weiner, Spokesman Josh Earnest said he would tion there were no grounds for any charges. handled through our usual process in re- the estranged husband of Huma Abedin, “neither defend nor criticise” Comey, who But the issue resurfaced unexpectedly sponding to members of Congress,” refer- who is Clinton’s closest aide and confi - has been blasted by Democrats since Fri- on Friday when Comey sent a brief letter ring to Reid’s accusation. dante, sources close to the FBI investiga- day. to members of Congress to tell them the The US government has accused Russia tion have said. Earnest described him as a “man of in- agency was looking at new e-mails. of a campaign of cyber attacks targeting The FBI is investigating illicit text mes- tegrity” but also pointed to norms that He said “we don’t know the signifi cance the Democratic Party that has led to the sages Weiner is alleged to have sent to a “limit public discussion of facts that are of this newly discovered collection of e- release of thousands of illegally obtained 15-year-old girl in North Carolina. collected in the context” of ongoing inves- mails”, which were found during an unre- emails, revealing the sometimes unfl atter- The Wall Street Journal reported that tigations. lated probe into the estranged husband of ing inner workings of the party. federal agents are preparing to spend “The president believes that it’s impor- a top Clinton aide. The Kremlin has denied this. weeks examining about 650,000 emails tant for those norms and traditions and Entrepreneur Peter Thiel at the National Press Club yesterday in But Trump, a wealthy New York busi- Trump has declined to implicate Russia contained on Weiner’s laptop for possible guidelines to be followed,” the spokesman Washington, DC. Thiel discussed his support for Republican nessman, used the news to charge that in any wrongdoing. links to Clinton’s e-mail use. said. presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Three found HBO drama thrusts Somalis into spotlight Six people shot to death in Reuters Those feelings have been echoed by Somali-Americans are particu- American-Islamic Relations, an ad- shot, two Minnesota others in protests against the show. larly sensitive about how they are vocacy group. Somali residents in one Minneapo- perceived after a trial earlier this year Hussein decries movies such rural Kansas lis housing complex voted earlier this at which three young men from the as Captain Phillips in 2013, which killed in n HBO television drama cre- month to block crews from fi lming in community were convicted of trying dramatises an attack by Somali pi- ated by an Oscar-winning di- their building. to join Islamic State. rates on a US-fl agged cargo ship, and Reuters Arector and a Canadian-Somali Even the involvement of Somalia’s Six others pleaded guilty to sup- Ridley Scott’s 2001 fi lm Black Hawk Maryland Kansas rapper has infuriated many in Min- best-known celebrity, Canadian- porting the militant group in a case Down about a failed US military mis- nesota’s Somali community who say Somali rapper K’naan Warsame, as that some in the community de- sion in Mogadishu, for their portray- Reuters the show will perpetuate unfair ster- writer, director and executive direc- nounced as an example of govern- als of Somalis as pirates or terrorists. Maryland wo men and a woman were found shot to eotypes of Muslims. tor has not quelled mistrust. ment entrapment. “There are real consequences in death outside a home in a rural county of Touted as a window into the lives He is working with executive pro- Then last month a 20-year-old the stories we tell,” he said. TKansas in an apparent triple homicide, po- of Somalis in Minneapolis adjust- ducer Kathryn Bigelow, who won an Somali-American stabbed 10 people The backlash to Mogadishu, Min- wo teenagers were killed lice said yesterday. Offi cers went to the residence ing to life in the US Midwestern city, Oscar as best director in 2010 for The at a shopping mall in St.Cloud, Min- nesota started last year after early re- when six people were in Harvey County, about 40km north of Wichita, many community members instead Hurt Locker. nesota. An Islamic State-linked me- ports on the show, which the Holly- Tshot on Sunday in Prince early on Sunday evening after receiving a call fear Mogadishu, Minnesota will stoke HBO offi cials declined to discuss dia outlet described the attacker as a wood Reporter said in December 2015 George’s County, Maryland, near from a motorist who reported a shooting, police Islamophobia if it airs. the issues around the pilot other “soldier” of the group. was titled The Recruiters. Washington, police said, adding said. Filming on the pilot episode was than to confi rm the cast and provide “Anything that happens with Soma- The trade publication, quoting an no arrests had been made in the The three victims were discovered in front of scheduled to end last week. a short synopsis, describing it as “a lis, our community is thrown under the unnamed source, described how the case. A third victim, a man, was the house, the Harvey County sheriff ’s offi ce said At a time when opposition to im- family drama that grapples with what bus,” said Mubashir Jeilani, 21, a Soma- drama would “draw open an iron cur- in a hospital with life-threaten- in a statement, and an unharmed 18-month-old migrants and anti-Muslim sentiment it means to be American – among the li-American from Minneapolis. tain behind which viewers will see the ing injuries, the Prince George’s child was found inside the home. have featured heavily in rhetoric by Somalis of Minneapolis”. The fi lming In the current environment, many highly impenetrable world of Jihadi County police department said. “No suspects have been located,” the state- Republican presidential candidate of a pilot does not ensure it will air or Somali-Americans in Minnesota are recruitment”. “Kathryn Bigelow is no- Two other victims were treat- ment said. Donald Trump, Minnesota’s Somali be made into a full series. leery of Hollywood storytellers. toriously known for being successful ed and released and one shooting According to The Wichita Eagle, Harvey community members, especially men, Somalis began to arrive in Minne- “There is a great distrust between by projecting a very negative view of victim was in the hospital with County sheriff T Walton told a news conference are worried the possible TV drama will sota’s Twin Cities in the late 1980s this community and the directors Muslims,” said CAIR’s Hussein. injuries not considered life- one of the victims was a man in his 50s, and that brand them as potential terrorists. and early 1990s, fl eeing a civil war in and producers in Hollywood,” said Bigelow’s most successful fi lms threatening, police said. the other man and the woman were in their 30s. “I’m completely against it,” Mah- their Horn of Africa nation. Jaylani Hussein, 34, who immigrated have centred on US military opera- The two people killed were Walton said the younger victims were the ba- moud Mire, 20, a fi rst-generation There are around 39,000 living in to Minneapolis from Somalia in the tions in Muslim countries. Todd Webb Jr 14, and Brian Dav- by’s parents. Police said the victim’s identities Somali-American, said of the show. the state of 5.5mn people, according early 1990s when he was around 10 Zero Dark Thirty in 2012 was about is, 18, police said. will not be made public until relatives have been “As Muslims, as blacks and as refu- to US census data from 2014. years old. the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, while “Detectives do not believe this notifi ed. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation will gees, people have their misconcep- That is up from around 32,000 in He is now executive director of the The Hurt Locker depicted a bomb dis- was a random incident,” police help the sheriff ’s offi ce with the investigation. tions about us already.” 2010. Minnesota chapter of the Council on posal team in Iraq. said of the shootings. Gulf Times 14 Tuesday, November 1, 2016 ASEAN Freed Indonesians recall Somali kidnap ordeal

AFP are still traumatised, we’re still commercial ship seized at the of rats and cats, he said, but Jakarta afraid,” said one of the captives, height of Somalia’s piracy added this could be dangerous. 24-year-old Sudirman, who scourge, with its crew the sec- “If we got caught our hands like many Indonesians goes by ond-longest held hostage by and feet would be tied up and our Indonesian fisher- one name. Somali pirates. we would be hung upside down, men had an emotional re- “We don’t know what we are Sudirman said the Indone- it hurt a lot,” he said. Funion with their families feeling right now. Even as we sians spent one and a half years Pirates initially took 29 crew yesterday after returning home stand here, we can’t believe it. on the boat before being taken hostage, but one person died following a kidnap ordeal at the Is this a dream? This must be a ashore and held at a site in the during the hijacking, and two hands of Somali pirates, recall- miracle — thank you God.” wilderness. more died from illnesses — in- ing the horrors they endured. The crew, who also came He said the captives were cluding an Indonesian — dur- Looking skinny, weak and from Cambodia, China, the usually only fed once a day with ing their captivity. tired, the sailors hugged their Philippines, Taiwan and Viet- spoiled bread or rice and red The first major commercial sobbing relatives at a ceremony nam, were taken hostage after beans, and half a litre of dirty vessel was hijacked by Somali in the capital Jakarta that came their fishing vessel was seized water, leading them to suffer pirates in 2005 and the in- about a week after they were in March 2012 south of the Sey- from constant diarrhoea. dustry flourished in a country released, along with 22 other chelles. Some days the hostages got wracked by years of civil war Indonesian Minister of Foreign Aff airs Retno Marsudi (right) looks on as Adi Manurung (third right), and Asian captives following al- The Omani-flagged ves- nothing, forcing them to hunt and with few jobs and no cen- Supardi (second left), two of four freed sailors who were held hostage for nearly five years by Somali pirates, most five years as hostages.“We sel, the Naham 3, was the last for their own food in the form tral government. are reunited with relatives at the Foreign Ministry off ice in Jakarta yesterday.

Offi cials urge calm ahead of Jakarta Thailand ‘gets ready’ election protest

Reuters guarantees the right to express Jakarta opinions, but also prioritises public order.” Protest organiser the Is- for Dec 1 succession op Indonesian offi cials lamic Defenders Front, a small yesterday called for hardline group, is known for Reuters Tcalm ahead of a planned violent protests and attacks Bangkok protest by hardline groups against minorities since it was that has fuelled concern over formed in 1999. religious and ethnic tension in It has also frequently pro- hailand is making prepa- the run-up to next year’s elec- tested against Jakarta gover- rations for Crown Prince tion of the capital’s governor. nor Basuki Tjahja Purnama, TMaha Vajiralongkorn to Thousands of hardliners are known locally as “Ahok”. ascend the throne on Dec 1, two expected to take to the streets The group made no imme- senior military sources with on Friday to protest against the diate comment in response to knowledge of the matter said. incumbent, who is a Christian the offi cials’ call for calm. The death of King Bhumibol and the fi rst ethnic Chinese in The post of Jakarta gover- Adulyadej on Oct 13 at the age the job, after he made com- nor is a prestigious role that is of 88 has plunged the Southeast ments about a holy book. sometimes seen as a stepping Asian nation of 67mn people But political, security, and stone to higher political offi ce. into a year of mourning. religious fi gures have urged President Widodo served News of the December time- demonstrators to protest as Jakarta governor for 1-1/2 frame follows the prince’s de- peacefully. years before running for, and parture for Germany at the “I, along with religious and winning, the presidency in weekend where he had personal political fi gures, have been 2014. business to attend to, one sen- cooling sentiment...because Purnama, who took over for ior military source told Reuters, rivalries exist, but after elec- Widodo, has gained a reputa- adding that the prince would re- tions, we must stand together tion as a tough reformer, but turn in November. to build the nation,” President hardline groups in several cit- “We are making preparations. Joko Widodo told a joint news ies have marched against the Everything is being prepared for conference with top opposi- Protestant governor, urging Dec 1,” said another senior mili- tion offi cial Prabowo Subianto. Jakarta residents not to re- tary source who declined to be Earlier yesterday, in re- elect him in February. identifi ed.”But this timeframe sponse to a question about the The governor has the back- also depends on His Royal High- planned protest, Widodo said, ing of Widodo and his ruling ness.” “Protesting is a democratic party, however, and remains a Prime Minister Prayut Chan- right and the government frontrunner in opinion polls. ocha had said the prince’s formal ascension could be within seven to 15 days of the king’s death, or later. Speaking on behalf of the prince hours after King Bhu- Cargo plane goes mibol’s death, Prayut said the prince wanted to grieve with the Mourners bow at the throne hall at the Grand Palace to pay respects in front of the golden urn of Thailand’s late King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok. people and leave the formal suc- missing in Indonesia cession until later, when parlia- The laws have also severely Kan Yuenyong, executive di- ment will invite him to ascend curbed public discussion about rector of the Siam Intelligence the throne. the prince, who does not enjoy Unit think-tank, said he did not AFP a fl ight of around half an hour His formal coronation, how- the same level of public support foresee any political violence Jakarta in remote Papua province, the ever, cannot take place until as his father. over the next year but added that transport ministry said. after the king’s cremation in a Thailand has weathered political divisions would resur- The ministry said in a state- year’s time. more than a decade of politi- face if the succession did not go cargo plane carrying ment the aircraft, operated by Prem Tinsulanonda, 96, who cal upheaval that has pitted the smoothly. four crew members went logistics and transport compa- was head of the powerful Privy royalist-military establishment “Political tensions might Amissing yesterday dur- ny Alfa Trans and owned by lo- Council and is known as the face against populist political forces. warm up again and struggles ing a short fl ight in mountain- cal authorities, set off from the of Thailand’s traditional estab- The latest chapter was a May could follow,” he said. ous eastern Indonesia, authori- city of Timika and was headed lishment, is acting as regent un- 2014 military coup which re- Thailand’s baht has slid 0.9 ties said, the latest blow to the to Ilaga, a farming community til the new king is named. moved the government of prime % throughout October amid country’s beleaguered aviation nestled amid mountains. Thailand’s strict lese-majeste minister Yingluck Shinawatra concern the king’s death may sector. The plane contacted air traf- laws have left little room for and which the military said it increase political uncertainties Thailand’s Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn joins people during the The Caribou plane lost con- fi c control in Ilaga at 8:23am public discussion about the suc- carried out to end Thailand’s cy- and hurt economic activity in mourning of his father, the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, at the Royal tact with air traffi c control dur- saying that it was due to land in cession. cle of political instability. the near term. Plaza in Bangkok. ing what was supposed to be a few minutes but never arrived.

Woman detained for luring 80 Thais to Switzerland for prostitution Suu Kyi under pressure as Rohingya crisis deepens A Thai woman has been placed in detention for trafficking some Reuters killed nine border police in co- ation, echoing previous criti- scenes tensions, Reuters has since taking power Suu Kyi’s lished, about 400 soldiers again 80 compatriots to Switzerland, Naypyidaw/Yangon ordinated attacks on Oct 9. cisms of Suu Kyi’s autocratic obtained a list of 13 questions government had established a searched the village at the week- where they were forced to work Since then, the government decision-making style. the civilian side of the govern- level of “confi dence and trust” end, a resident said on Monday. as prostitutes, Swiss police has said fi ve soldiers and at least United Nations human rights ment has sent to the military, with the military leadership. The resident, who spoke to Reu- and prosecutors said in Bern yanmar’s leader Aung 33 insurgents have been killed experts have urged the govern- requesting information about Still, it remains unclear ters on condition of anonymity, yesterday. San Suu Kyi faces in clashes with a group it be- ment to investigate the allega- reports of killings, looting, ar- whether there is the “active, said security personnel warned The 57-year-old suspect lured Mmounting criticism lieves has around 400 members tions of abuses by troops and rests and destruction of homes. working-level relationship” women in the village of U Shey her victims by taking advantage for her government’s handling drawn from the mostly stateless UN “We submitted the list on Oct needed to address concerns Kya about talking to media. of their poverty or by promising of a crisis in Muslim-majority Rohingya Muslim minority. agencies have called for aid 20, but we still haven’t heard about the military’s actions in There were no allegations them normal jobs in Switzer- northern Rakhine State, where While Myanmar’s army- access to the area. back,” said a civilian offi cial who Rakhine, he said. of further assaults, but sol- land, the authorities said. soldiers have blocked access for drafted constitution puts the Suu Kyi has not directly com- refused to be identifi ed because Civilian and police offi cials diers looted food stores, farm- Once the trafficked persons aid workers and are accused of military fi rmly in control of se- mented on those calls or on he was not allowed to discuss have said it was not possible ing equipment and solar pan- reached their destination, raping and killing civilians. curity matters, diplomats and statements from human rights the previously unpublished list that security forces had com- els, according to the resident they were forced to pay off The military operation has aid workers say privately they monitors, although she has with the media. mitted abuses. and Chris Lewa of the Arakan between 25,000 and 30,000 sharpened the tension between are dismayed at Suu Kyi’s lack urged the military to exercise Suu Kyi and President Htin Diplomats and United Na- Project, a monitoring group Swiss francs ($25,300-30,400) Suu Kyi’s six-month-old ci- of deeper involvement in the restraint and act within the law. Kyaw — a confi dant handpicked tions offi cials want independ- with a network of sources in the in “travel debts” by working vilian administration and the handling of the crisis. In its public comments the by the Nobel laureate — met the ent observers allowed into the area. in brothels in various Swiss army, which ruled the coun- Suu Kyi, who as well as ef- government — largely through military’s top brass on Oct 14 area to verify the reports. New York-based Human regions including Bern and try for decades and retains key fectively leading the govern- presidential spokesman Zaw and urged a restrained and judi- They are also pressuring the Rights Watch said it had ana- Zurich, the investigators said. powers, including control of ment as state counsellor is also Htay, a former soldier and cious response to the attacks. government to allow humani- lysed satellite imagery taken on The brothel owners kept half of ministries responsible for se- Myanmar’s foreign minister, holdover from the previous Civilian offi cials were “man- tarian aid into the area, where Oct 22 that showed “multiple this money, while the other half curity. has pressed ahead with a busy military-aligned administra- aging that problem very close- the Rohingya population are areas of probable building de- went to the main Thai suspect. Exposing the lack of oversight schedule of overseas trips. tion — has backed the military ly”, Zaw Htay told Reuters on denied Myanmar citizenship struction” in at least three vil- She was detained in October of the armed forces by the gov- When fi ghting erupted in Ra- line that the army is conduct- Friday. and face restrictions on their lages where residents have also 2014 at Zurich airport after she ernment, military commanders khine, she departed for a four- ing carefully targeted sweeps “They already agreed on the movements. said that troops torched homes. had brought several victims to have ignored requests for infor- day visit to India, and is due to against militants it blames for policy. That’s why the military Last week, eight Rohingya “The government should end Switzerland and had collected mation about alleged miscon- leave again on Tuesday for a the Oct 9 attacks. and the interior ministry or- women told Reuters reporters its blanket denial of wrongdoing money from brothels. duct by soldiers for more than fi ve-day trip to Japan. But residents and rights dered ground troops and police who visited their village that and blocking of aid agencies, A police spokesman said that 10 days, according to a senior “Right now there’s only one groups have reported killings, in Rakhine to work according to they have been raped by sol- and stop making excuses for the investigation has been com- civilian offi cial. person calling the shots — when looting and sexual assaults the law,” he said. diers. keeping international monitors pleted, and that prosecutors are Troops moved into north- she’s abroad, nothing gets committed by soldiers against Richard Horsey, a former Presidential spokesman Zaw from the area,” said Phil Robert- now working on the indictment. ern Rakhine, near the frontier done,” said an international civilians. United Nations offi cial and ana- Htay denied the allegations. son, deputy director for Human with Bangladesh, after militants observer familiar with the situ- Pointing to behind-the- lyst based in Yangon said that Since that report was pub- Rights Watch in Asia. Gulf Times Tuesday, November 1, 2016 15 AUSTRALASIA/EAST ASIA

Election opponents keep it in Park confi dante begs for the family in Palau forgiveness over scandal

AFP Reuters/AFP had access to other offi cial ma- Koror, Palau Seoul terial, or that she infl uenced state aff airs or benefi ted fi nan- cially. he Pacifi c island nation of he woman at the centre of Choi is the daughter of a late Palau goes to the polls to- a South Korean political shadowy religious leader and Tday with two brothers-in- Tscandal begged forgive- one-time Park mentor called law vying to become president – ness yesterday as she arrived to Choi Tae-min, who was married and they admit that it has made meet prosecutors investigating six times, had multiple pseudo- for some awkward conversations allegations that she used her nyms and set up his own cult- at the family dinner table. friendship with President Park like group known as the Church The election pits incumbent Geun-hye to infl uence state af- of Eternal Life. Tommy Remengesau against fairs and gain benefi ts. Choi Tae-min befriended a Surangel Whipps Jr after they Choi Soon-sil pushed her way traumatised Park after the 1974 emerged as the leading contend- through a scrum of journalists assassination of her mother, ers in a run-off vote in Septem- and protesters demanding her whom he said had appeared to ber. arrest and Park’s resignation, him in a dream, asking him to Whipps is married to Re- losing a shoe in the melee, to en- help her daughter. mengesau’s sister but has not let ter the prosecution building in He became a long-time men- family ties constrain his cam- Seoul. tor to Park, who subsequently paign as he seeks to end his ri- Televised footage of her ar- formed a close bond with Choi val’s 12 years in offi ce. rival at the Seoul Central Dis- Soon-sil that endured after Choi The challenger has cam- trict Prosecutors’ Offi ce showed Tae-min’s death in 1994. paigned on a platform of change, a distraught-looking Choi – Choi Soon-sil’s ex-husband pointing to social problems in dressed head to toe in black with served as a top aide to Park until the nation of 22,000, which lies her face covered with a hat and her presidential election victory about 1,000km east of the Phil- scarf – as she stepped out of a in 2012. ippines. black sedan to face hundreds of Choi’s lawyer said she was in “We’re in denial, our kids have reporters. poor health and may be suff ering no jobs. They’re selling drugs Choi did not say a word as she from a heart condition, which he and migrating en masse to the sobbed and shoved her way, los- would discuss with prosecutors. United States to look for oppor- ing a shoe in the process, into the An unidentifi ed man was tunities,” Whipps told a presi- building past reporters and pro- taken into custody after dump- dential debate this month in re- testers with placards that read ing a container of what appeared marks translated from Palauan. “Arrest Choi Soon-sil! Impeach to be animal dung at the door He said there is nothing per- Park Geun-hye!” of the prosecutors’ offi ce after sonal in his campaign against his “Please forgive me. I commit- Choi went in, demanding that brother-in-law but he believed ted a crime I deserve to die for,” Choi (centre, wearing a hat and a scarf) is surrounded by the media on her arrival at the Seoul Central District Prosecutor’s Off ice. prosecutors undertake a proper the country needed a new leader. Choi was quoted as saying by investigation. “I’m not angry with the presi- Yonhap news agency after step- cal crisis engulfed Park over al- possibility of impeaching the was admitting guilt by asking for whether she enjoyed favours be- Analysts say the scandal could dent, we just approach things ping inside the building, using legations that she allowed Choi president. forgiveness, said she was just ex- cause of her friendship with the paralyse Park’s administration, diff erently,” he said. “This is not a Korean expression to convey to use her friendship to exert Park is in the fourth year of pressing her feelings, not stating president. underlining her lame-duck sta- about us, it’s about Palau.” deep remorse. improper infl uence and reap a fi ve-year term and the crisis a legal position. Park, the daughter of a former tus before presidential elections Remengesau won the run-off “We hope that the various al- benefi ts. threatens to complicate policy- “It wouldn’t be right to take it president, Park Chung-hee, said in December next year. ballot comfortably, attracting legations can be thoroughly ver- Thousands of South Kore- making during the lame-duck as any kind of legal statement,” she had consulted Choi with And all this at a time of slow- 4,951 votes to Whipps’ 3,762. ifi ed,” presidential spokesman ans rallied on Saturday seek- period that typically sets in to- the lawyer, Lee Kyung-jae, told good intentions and Choi was ing economic growth, rising un- But today’s decider promises Jung Youn-kuk told reporters. ing Park’s resignation over the ward the end of South Korea’s reporters outside the prosecu- someone “who gave me help employment and elevated mili- to be far closer after two unsuc- Choi returned to South Korea scandal. single-term presidency. tors’ offi ce. when I was going through a dif- tary tensions with North Korea. cessful candidates threw their early on Sunday from Germany, They said that Park betrayed In response to the scandal, Park apologised last week fi cult time”. In his briefi ng yesterday, support behind Whipps. where she had been staying, and public trust and mismanaged eight of Park’s aides including for giving her friend access to Choi, in her fi rst comments presidential spokesman Jung Remengesau has implored was ready to answer prosecu- the government, and had lost a her chief of staff and three ad- draft speeches during the fi rst after weeks of reports about her stressed that the ongoing politi- voters “let’s fi nish the job”, argu- tors’ questions, her lawyer said mandate to lead. visers who tightly controlled ac- months of her presidency but ties with Park, told a newspaper cal uncertainty would not be al- ing that his policies have stabi- earlier. Opposition parties have de- cess to her, have stepped down, it did little to defl ect demands last week that she did get drafts lowed to open even the “slightest lised the economy and boosted She had been under intense manded a thorough investi- her offi ce said on Sunday. that the president reveal the full of Park’s speeches after Park’s crack” in the country’s defence tourism to the world-renowned pressure to return as the politi- gation but have not raised the Choi’s lawyer, asked if she nature of her ties with Choi and election victory but denied she readiness. diving destination. He said the most diffi cult as- pect of the election has not been Turnbull defends permanent ban proposal debating the issues, but running against a member of his family. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has defended a proposal to ban “We can’t be out in public and asylum-seekers who arrive illegally by boat from ever entering Aus- diff er then come home to sit at a tralia again, rejecting criticism from rights lawyers who say it would table and have dinner together,” breach the UN Refugee Convention. he said. Under Australia’s tough immigration laws, asylum-seekers intercepted Remengesau elaborated on trying to reach the country by boat are sent for processing at deten- the theme in an interview with tion camps on Papua New Guinea’s Manus island and the tiny South Pacifi c Note this month, saying Pacific island nation of Nauru. Palauan culture encouraged re- Turnbull defended the proposal he first made on Sunday, and the spect for one’s elders. government is expected to introduce the amendment next week. “It’s certainly not in our cul- “We have taken legal advice and we are satisfied it is within power and ture, and it’s very unusual be- consistent with our international obligations,” Turnbull told report- cause if you follow our culture ers in Yalata, South Australia. He will have to secure backing from you are not supposed to be run- independent senators or the opposition Labor Party for the bill to ning against a family member,” pass into law. he said.

Women dressed as zombie versions of Harley Quinn pose for a photograph during Murder accused Jutting was Halloween celebrations in Hong Kong last night. Revellers dressed as US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald ‘sexually assaulted’ at school Trump as they take part in a Clinton embraces Trump Halloween parade in Tokyo. AFP A report from Latham read out defence, Latham said the drive to Below: Performers dressed as Hong Kong in court said a boy had forced take drugs and alcohol was “ex- aliens wait to attend a Jutting to perform oral sex on tremely diffi cult to resist”. in grisly Japan Halloween Halloween parade last night at him at school. Latham said Jutting had a Happy Valley park in Beijing. he British banker accused “He described it in a way that “very high opinion of himself” of murdering two Indone- he was a victim of sexual assault,” and likened his life to the fi lm The By Alastair Himmer, AFP while Tokyo Disneyland also en- Tsian women in his upscale Latham said, adding that it had Truman Show. Tokyo joyed a bumper two days. Hong Kong apartment is a nar- been an important event in Jut- Under cross-examination, Halloween is a billion-dollar cissistic sexual sadist who had ting’s life. Latham said Jutting thought “his industry in Japan with an esti- been abused at school, a court Jutting’s father had also tried life was so signifi cant and spe- okyo nursed a giant mated 20mn people nationwide heard yesterday. to commit suicide when he was cial” that thousands of people pumpkin-sized hangover getting into the grisly spirit. Rurik Jutting, a 31-year-old 16, the court heard. would be watching it. Tyesterday after a weekend Shops and bars are decked Cambridge graduate, has pleaded Despite appearing as though In court breaks Jutting ges- of Halloween revelry which saw out with pumpkins and jack- not guilty to murder but guilty to he was functioning well, Jut- tured animatedly to defence law- blood-spattered ghouls, fl uff y o’-lanterns, while restaurants manslaughter on the grounds of ting had encountered problems yers as he spoke with them from animals and fake presidential and convenience stores off er diminished responsibility. in relationships and work, said the dock. candidates cut loose. pumpkin-fl avoured drinks and The prosecution rejected the Latham. The court heard how Jutting For the normally reserved desserts. lesser plea. People with narcissistic per- had been unhappy at work in Japanese, the macabre celebra- “I’ll tell you why I’ve fl own Jutting is accused of murder- sonality disorder found it dif- London and by 2012 was drink- tion of the dead is an excuse to in,” said a young reveller dressed ing Sumarti Ningsih, 23, and fi cult to empathise with others ing heavily, consuming 84 units slip on a wacky costume and let as a rooster and identifying arm around a Donald Trump were safely tucked up in bed. Seneng Mujiasih, 26, two years and sought constant praise, he of alcohol a week – the equiva- their hair down at boozy par- himself only as Chicken Shota. lookalike. “He’s not so bad.” “Drink this,” drooled a vam- ago, slashing their throats after added. lent of 14 bottles of wine. ties decorated with tombstones, “Too many chickens are being Less politically-motivated pire bartender, fake blood drib- saying he would pay them for sex. “When that breaks down He sought therapy at that time skeletons and spiders. gobbled up around the world,” trick-or-treaters gathered in bling from his chin as he of- He tortured Ningsih in his the consequence is dramatic,” and had previously seen a psy- “We got into Halloween when he added, perched dexterously Tokyo’s trendy Shimokitazawa fered a smouldering concoction apartment for three days before Latham told the court. chiatrist at school, when he was our children started to go to on a hoverboard outside a pub. neighbourhood, competing served in a test tube. “You will killing her and stuffi ng her body Jutting became increasingly worried about his parents’ mari- kindergarten,” Eriko Yoshino “My message for people is to for sweets being handed out by turn into Dracula.” in a suitcase found on his bal- interested in torture, rape and tal problems. told AFP, dressed as the Alice in stop persecuting chickens.” shop owners. At the same Halloween bash, cony. slavery as things that made him Arriving in Hong Kong to work Wonderland character Tweedle- Dastardly pirates swigging “I love Halloween,” said fl esh-eating zombie nurses As the trial entered its second sexually excited, Latham said. for Bank of America-Merrill dum at a kids parade. from beer cans caroused with Haruka Ebino, aged four and a squirted blood-red alcohol week, the defence said that Jut- His disorders mixed with the Lynch in 2013, he continued “The children love it and it’s skimpily-clad fairies and Harry half, her face barely visible be- shots into the mouths of club- ting suff ered from narcissistic consumption of cocaine and al- drinking and spent his spare time fun to wear fancy dress and cook Potter hexed a crooning Elvis as neath a furry dinosaur costume. goers, who would all be back at personality disorder and sexual cohol had aff ected his behaviour, watching television and playing pumpkin dishes,” she added, police battled to control heaving Cradled by her father, she their desks on Monday morning sadism disorder, as well as heavy said the psychiatrist. computer games, according to a confi ding: “Nothing too fancy – crowds during a long Saturday added with a grin: “My Godzilla dressed more sensibly. use of cocaine and alcohol. “At the time of the killings his report by Latham read out to the something I can pop in the mi- fright night at Shibuya’s scram- suit is nice and warm.” “Japanese people love dress- Forensic psychiatrist Richard ability to control his behaviour court by defence counsel Tim crowave.” ble crossing. Among Ebino’s pint-sized ing up,” said 29-year-old Mit- Latham, called as a defence wit- was substantially impaired,” the Owen. With Halloween falling on a “In the spirit of Hallow- friends were stormtroop- suo Kaneshiro with a swish of ness, said Jutting had told him he psychiatrist said. Ningsih and Mujiasih were Monday this year, major week- een I’ve come to off er an olive ers, ninja turtles and a team of his Batman cape. “It’s nice to be was abused at renowned English When asked by judge Michael found dead in Jutting’s fl at in the end parades in Tokyo and Ka- branch to Donald,” said one rev- ghostbusters. able to escape your daily life now private school Winchester Col- Stuart-Moore whether volun- early hours of November 1, 2014. wasaki, south of the capital, eller in a rubber Hillary Clinton But the freaks came out at and again. I’ll be back in the of- lege. tary intoxication constituted a The defence continues today. drew some 250,000 party-goers mask as she, or he, put a friendly night as Ebino and her cohorts fi ce in a suit and tie tomorrow.” Gulf Times 16 Tuesday, November 1, 2016 BRITAIN

TRAGEDY DECISION LAW AND ORDER PEOPLE REALTY Teen dies in Indonesia Calls for levy on disposable Man dies after Find driver who left my Councils failing to scuba diving accident coff ee cups rejected police fire a Taser mum for dead, pleads son prosecute rogue landlords

A British teenager drowned in a scuba Ministers have rejected calls for a charge A man has died after police fired a Taser The son of a woman who was flung into the A quarter of London councils have failed diving accident in Indonesia after on the 2.5bn disposable coff ee cups thrown at him during an incident at a property in air with her two grandchildren in a hit and run to prosecute a single landlord for supplying “panicking”. Gregory Mills, 17, died after away each year because they believe coff ee Wiltshire. Off icers were called to an address called for those responsible to be brought unsafe accommodation to renters, new getting into diff iculty at a depth of 30ft at shop chains are already taking enough in Warminster to reports a man had harmed to justice. Khalida Bibi, 57, was crossing statistics show. Evidence of damp, mould, a dive resort in Sulawesi at the weekend. action to cut down waste. Therese Coff ey himself and was threatening to hurt others. Central Park Road in East Ham with her four poor heating and rats has been found in According to reports, the relatively told the Liberal Democrats, who have urged Wiltshire Police said a Taser was discharged grandchildren when a hatchback ploughed hundreds of properties in the capital in inexperienced teenager “panicked” the government to impose a 5p charge and the man subsequently died at the scene into them. CCTV footage shows two men the past year but despite councils having after finding it diff icult to breathe and similar to that levied on plastic bags, that of the incident. Paul Mills, assistant chief running away from the vehicle. Bibi broke greater powers to tackle rogue landlords, took off his regulator, despite attempts industry and chains were already doing constable of Wiltshire Police, said: “Police both legs, two ribs and suff ered head injuries. enforcement is still “threadbare”, according from the dive instructor to calm him enough voluntarily. “Many major chains off icers attended an address in Warminster Her grandson, 11, suff ered a broken nose, and to research by Liberal Democrats at City down. Gregory was diving in the waters are taking their own action to incentivise concerning a report of a man who had caused her granddaughter, 10, was left bruised and Hall. A spokesperson from the department of Wakatobi national park, a Unesco environmentally friendly behaviour, for himself harm and was threatening further scratched. Bibi’s son Asad Shan, a creative for communities and local government heritage site and diving destination in example, off ering a discount on drinks serious harm to himself and others. Police director at a media company, said: “It’s said councils have been given £12mn to south Sulawesi. He was accompanied if customers bring their own cup,” the off icers intervened and Taser was discharged, frustrating the guys ran off and left two little crack down on rogue landlords and they by his father Christopher Mills and a environment minister wrote in a letter to Lib however, sadly, the man subsequently died at kids and my mother. They didn’t even check are introducing banning orders, fines and divemaster from the Wakatobi dive resort. Dem MEP Catherine Bearder. the scene.” to see if they were dead or alive.” blacklists.

Son admits Poppy Appeal launched to killing May claim on mum with chainsaw NHS funding London Evening Standard London

son murdered his elderly mother with a chainsaw A at the home they shared not true, say and initially told police she had fallen on to the tool as he cut up pallets for their wood-burning stove. Robert Owens killed 75-year- old Iris Owens, a retired history lecturer and charity worker, lawmakers in the garden of their home in Caerphilly, south Wales. Guardian News and Media MP Emma Reynolds; and Dr only come from cutting spend- Cardiff crown court was told London Philippa Whitford of the Scottish ing on public health programmes that Owens, 47, dialled 999 after National party, who is an NHS and medical education and the attack, and when paramedics breast cancer specialist. training by £3.5bn. arrived they found Iris lying on heresa May’s claims that Their letter’s detailed rejection Worries about health service her back and her son with blood the government is putting of the government’s claims raises funding have emerged with in- on his hands. T£10bn extra into the NHS serious questions about the ac- creasing intensity in the run-up She had a laceration to her are untrue and the underfunding curacy of May’s insistence, in a to the autumn statement on No- neck and head and a black eye. of the health service is so severe newspaper interview on October vember 23 after it emerged that There was also blood on a wall that it may soon trigger rationing 17 and again at prime minister’s May told the head of the NHS in and on a tree stump. of treatment and hospital unit questions two days later that her private that it would get no ad- Christopher Clee, prosecut- closures, a group of infl uential administration was giving NHS ditional money this parliament. ing, said Iris had been spotted MPs have warned Philip Ham- England boss Simon Stevens Last year, fi nances were so hanging out her washing in the mond. even more than he had sought in tight that the NHS overspent its garden just after 5pm on May Five MPs led by the Conserva- negotiations with ministers. budget but public pressure to 3. A neighbour then heard the tive Dr Sarah Wollaston, the May told the Manchester fund the health service gener- sound of a chainsaw. Owens chair of the Commons health Evening News: “Stevens was ously remains strong. During called for an ambulance at select committee, have written asked to come forward with a the EU referendum campaign, 5.21pm, claiming: “My mother to the chancellor demanding the fi ve-year plan for the NHS. He the successful Leave campaign went mad. I was chainsaw- government abandon its “incor- said that it needed £8bn extra; promised to boost funding for ing some wood and my mother rect” claims of putting £10bn the government has not just giv- the health service by divert- went mad.” into the NHS annual budget by en him £8bn extra, we’ve given ing money that it said was being She was pronounced dead 20 the end of this parliament and him £10bn extra. As I say, we spent in Europe. minutes later. Owens was ar- admit the severity of its fi nancial have given the NHS more than Warning of the political risk rested on suspicion of murder shortage. the extra money they said they involved in underfunding the at 6pm. He said: “I know, I’m “The continued use of the fi g- wanted for their fi ve-year plan.” NHS, the fi ve MPs add that going to jail. I can’t believe this ure of £10bn for the additional However, the MPs say that “public expectations of the has happened. I was just chop- health spending up to 2020-21 is May’s £10bn claim cannot be health service, and the continued ping wood. Why did this have to not only incorrect but risks giv- justifi ed. “The £10bn fi gure can rise in demand for its care pro- happen?” ing a false impression that the only be reached by adding an ex- duced by an increasing and age- The prosecutor said he later NHS is awash with cash,” Wol- tra year to the spending review ing population, mean that meas- told offi cers: “I didn’t mean to laston and four fellow committee period, changing the date from ures which could be taken in kill my mother. I was chopping members told the chancellor in a which the real terms increase is some government departments wood pallets and she fell off on letter. calculated and disregarding the are not acceptable in the NHS … to my saw.” But at a hearing in “This fi gure is often combined total health budget,” they con- including rationing of care and September he admitted murder. with a claim that the govern- cluded. cuts in service provision.” As well as attacking her with the ment ‘has given the NHS what it In the run-up to the general The MPs maintain that what chainsaw, Owens strangled and asked for’. Again, this claim does election, George Osborne, the they see as short-sighted cuts to kicked his mother. not stand up to scrutiny as NHS then chancellor, promised to social care threaten the viability In witness statements read England spending cannot be spend £8bn more a year by 2020, of NHS services. They also raised to the court, Owens was said seen in isolation from other areas a fi gure that has risen since. But the risks of the department of to be close to his mother. One of health spending.” the MPs dispute that arithme- health “repeatedly raiding” the woman who knew them said The letter’s other signatures tic, saying that the real amount NHS’s capital budget in recent he seemed “odd, but not scary are Dr James Davies, a Conserva- of extra cash being given to the years and the decision to give the odd” and sometimes acted Prime Minister Theresa May attaches a poppy to her jacket after buying it from Roy Miller (right) tive MP who is also a family doc- NHS in England between 2014- NHS only tiny budget increases “like a child who wanted at- to mark this year’s Poppy Appeal, at Number 10 Downing Street in central London, yesterday. tor; Labour’s Ben Bradshaw, a 15 and 2020-21 is only £6bn and in 2017-18 and in the two years tention”. former health minister, Labour even that much smaller sum has afterwards.

Kassam pulls out of Diamond dealer jailed Ukip leadership race

Agencies ment of using party databases to for laundering £30mn “eff ectively campaign against me London - ostensibly against the rules”. London Evening Standard “Cristal”, alongside postcodes of fectly respectable, hard-working He added: “I wish the UK In- London the meeting spots. and intelligent man with a good aheem Kassam, Nigel dependence Party and whoever Fellow diamond dealer Andrew standard of living. There was Farage’s former chief of its new leader is all the best in en- Russell, 54, who was one of the no need at all, unlike some who Rstaff , has withdrawn from suring Brexit happens, and in the n international diamond couriers in the money laundering appear in this court, to turn to the race to be Ukip leader, leav- upcoming electoral tests next year. dealer who ran a £30mn operation, had a bag containing crime, and yet you did.” ing just Paul Nuttall and Suzanne I remain committed to the causes Amoney laundering busi- about £250,000 at his home when He said Rosen was a “willing Evans in the running. of the UK Independence Party, but ness has been jailed for 11 years. he was arrested. He, Koort and partner”, taking a hands-on role The rightwing journalist had sadly, at this campaign, it was a Danny Koort, 52, stored bags Rosen all denied being involved in by collecting money and deliver- been the most colourful contender bridge too far for us.” of “dirty money” at the Fitzrovia money laundering but were con- ing it to Koort’s offi ce. The judge in the fi eld, expressing admiration He also acknowledged he had offi ces of his Kosher Diamonds victed following a trial. said a “conservative” estimate of for the US presidential candidate not raised enough funds to hold business, converting it into euros Judge Paul Worsley jailed the value of the illicit operation Donald Trump and gaining the meetings around the country to before returning the cash to his Koort for 11 years, Rosen for 10 was £30mn. backing of the major Ukip donor connect with grassroots Ukip criminal clients. and Russell for four. After the Police put the operation under Arron Banks. members, meaning he would only As he fl ew between Amster- sentences were passed, Rosen surveillance, fi rst arresting Rus- Despite causing controversy have been able to run a digital dam and the UK trading jewels held her hand up to the public sell and then in November 2014 over off ensive comments on Nico- campaign from Westminster. and gold, his partner, beautician gallery and mouthed: “I will be moving in to arrest Rosen and la Sturgeon and Evans, he became Kassam will return to his job as Jeanette Rosen, 49, collected bags out in fi ve.” Koort. Meticulous notes made the second favourite to win behind the editor-in-chief of Breitbart of money from couriers at desig- Judge Worsley told Koort: “You of meetings in 2013 and 2014 led Nuttall. London, travelling to the US this nated spots around London. were a successful dealer in dia- to the couple’s downfall. Offi cers However, he suspended his bid week to cover the last leg of the When police busted the op- monds and precious metals in broke their code, working out that yesterday after holding meetings presidential elections. eration in 2014, they recovered Amsterdam, but that was a front three-digit numbers next to the with supporters over the weekend, His withdrawal cements the po- about £300,000 in cash at the for money laundering, a means of clients’ nicknames indicated the saying he had concluded that the sition of Nuttall, the former depu- Percy Street offi ces and the cou- explaining large amounts of cash hundreds of thousands of pounds “path to victory is too narrow”. ty leader of Ukip, as the favourite ple’s home in Barnet. Offi cers also going through your premises. that were collected. Kassam claimed he was not to win. found a diary of meetings with the “You were to all intents and At trial, the judge said the jury confi dent in the integrity of the Ukip’s only MP, Douglas Car- couriers and notes detailing the purposes an honourable man had seen through the couple’s ballot and criticised his treatment swell, appeared to welcome the amount of money to be collected. with a legitimate and profi t- “tissue of lies”, when they claimed by the media, after a journalist ap- news that Kassam had quit the The Old Bailey heard the clients able business. But it was, I’m sad the cash deliveries were for le- proached his parents at their home. race, tweeting an emoji depicting were given codenames includ- to say, greed that turned you in gitimate purchases in Koort’s dia- He also accused some Ukip a smiley face wearing sunglasses ing “caviar”, “champagne” and this direction — you were a per- mond trading business. Kassam : not confident ‘in the integrity of the ballot’ members of the European Parlia- shortly after the announcement. Gulf Times Tuesday, November 1, 2016 17 BRITAIN Trump golf resort taken to court for alleged privacy breach

Guardian News and Media terday after Trump’s Scottish law- court by Beyts this month. The resort admitted it was not You’ve Been Trumped Too. Made for fi ve years – a charge Trump has fi lmed by his staff as she apparent- London yers admitted that two staff mem- Beyts is seeking damages of up registered under the act with the by Anthony Baxter, the fi lm is a denounced as “highly off ensive, ly squatted down behind a dune to bers took mobile phone images of to £3,000 after TIGCS rejected Information Commissioner’s Of- sequel to You’ve Been Trumped, in defamatory and categorically un- relieve herself during a walk along Rohan Beyts while she was on the her initial requests by letter for an fi ce despite operating at least nine which Baxter was seen being forci- true”. the edge of the course with her Scottish golf resort owned course in April. apology and damages. Her civil ac- CCTV cameras and holding con- bly arrested by police as he inves- She is the mother of Michael friend Sue Edwards. by Donald Trump is being Trump International Golf Club tion claims the company is guilty fi dential records on its staff , its tigated allegations of intimidatory Forbes, the quarry worker and Beyts was charged with breach- Ataken to court for alleged- Scotland (TIGCS), owned by the of a criminal off ence under the thousands of customers and its behaviour against the property ty- salmon netsman whose small ing the Civic Government (Scot- ly breaching the privacy of a ram- Republican presidential candi- UK’s data protection and privacy suppliers. It subsequently regis- coon’s neighbours in 2010. holding, where she also lives, was land) Act 1982 for causing an an- bler photographed by staff with- date, has been ordered to appear legislation, after an investigation tered with the ICO in August. The latest fi lm accuses his staff described as a dump by Trump. noyance, after course staff used out her consent or knowledge. at Edinburgh sheriff court on by the Guardian revealed the resort In the US, meanwhile, Trump of cutting off the water to Molly Beyts, a retired social worker the images to make a complaint. The resort in Aberdeenshire was December 22 to respond to a civil was in breach of the Data Protec- has threatened to sue any cinema Forbes, an elderly widow living who is active in the campaign Police told Beyts a golf resort guest served with a court summons yes- action lodged in the small claims tion Act. that screens the documentary, next to his Aberdeenshire course, group Tripping Up Trump, was had also been a witness.

Kerry meets London mayor North ‘faces housing crisis unless powers are devolved’

Guardian News and Media candidate for mayor of Greater London Manchester, said: “This report is spot-on: Westminster has created a housing crisis across the country ondon’s housing crisis will and the new mayors must be given move north unless radical the powers to fi x it. Lpowers are handed to may- “In addition to the proposals ors in Liverpool, Greater Man- in this report, I will be calling for chester and the West Midlands, stronger compulsory purchase experts have warned. powers over absent private land- The thinktank, Institute for lords and the government needs Public Policy Research (IPPR), said to allow the mayor to refocus the ministers would miss their target Greater Manchester housing fund of building 1mn new homes by away from luxury development 2020 unless it devolved power over and towards council and social housing to the regions. housing.” US Secretary of State John Kerry is welcomed by London mayor Sadiq Khan at City Hall in London yesterday. Kerry travelled to London to discuss the situation in Libya Ed Cox, the director of IPPR The report also called for may- and ways to improve support for the Government of National Accord with international counterparts. During the visit he accepted two awards: the Benjamin Franklin North, said: “The ’northern pow- ors to be handed stamp duty pro- House Medal for Leadership and the Chatham House Prize and met with London mayor Sadiq Khan. erhouse’ and ‘Midlands engine’ ceeds from new-build homes as would be driven by mayors and it’s an incentive to increase supply. vital they have the powers to build It also said mayors should be able enough homes – recreating a Lon- to put levies on empty homes, don housing crisis in regional cit- similar to local authority powers ies would be a disaster.” in Scotland. The warning came amid re- Labour’s candidate for West ports that the government is Midlands mayor, Sion Simon, looking at constructing more added: “For too long, the West than 100,000 pre-packed mod- Midlands’ interests have been ular homes in an attempt to solve put second to London’s. Their in- Govt rejects inquiry the housing crisis. terests are not ours. Next May’s In an initiative that mirrors the election is an opportunity to take wave of prefabs built following back control of our own aff airs. World War II, ministers are re- Nowhere is this more important portedly keen to encourage banks than on decisions about our future to lend to companies that build the housing needs. homes off -site – some in as little “The housing funding unlocked into Orgreave clash as a day – before delivering them for the new mayor is great for us, to their fi nal destination. but we need more powers from London Evening Standard ly there were no deaths or wrong- cluded that there is not a suf- “The campaigners say that manders, behaved in a very simi- The IPPR North study, Closer to London to our region to have con- London ful convictions” resulting from fi cient basis for me to instigate had the consequences of the lar way at Orgreave.” Home, said the metro mayors, due trol over the types of housing that the violent encounter in 1984. either a statutory inquiry or an events at Orgreave been ad- A number of Labour MPs crit- to be elected in May 2017, should we need and want to build.” She acknowledged her decision independent review. dressed properly at the time, the icised the decision. Labour’s na- be given control over the 1.6mn Ministers have previously been o public inquiry will be would be a “signifi cant disap- “I know that this decision will tragic events at Hillsborough tional campaign coordinator Jon hectares of greenbelt land in Eng- warned that they are set to miss held into the Battle of pointment” to the campaigners. come as a signifi cant disappoint- would never have happened fi ve Trickett said: “I represent many land to alleviate the shortage of af- their 1mn new homes target with- NOrgreave, the home sec- The Orgreave Truth and Justice ment to the Orgreave Truth And years later. men who were at Orgreave. Jus- fordable housing. It found a huge out radical change. A cross-party retary has announced. Campaign – which has called for Justice Campaign and its sup- “That is not a conclusion tice hidden is justice denied. gap between the amount of avail- House of Lords committee said Amber Rudd yesterday re- a public inquiry into the conduct porters and I have set out in a which I believe can be reached Labour will set up an Inquiry as able brownfi eld land and the long- in July that the government must vealed there will be no statutory of the police at the time – had de- letter to them today the detailed with any certainty.” soon as elected to offi ce.” term housing need. build 300,000 homes each year in inquiry or independent review manded action from Rudd. reasons for my decision which in- Shadow home secretary Di- Rudd stressed that the In- In the north-west of England, England to help solve the housing into the notorious 1984 clash Campaign chair Barbara Jack- clude the following points. ane Abbott said: “It is a grave dependent Police Complaints there was a long-term need for crisis, an increase of 50% from its between police and miners. son said: “We want her to be her “Despite the forceful accounts injustice that there will be no Commission (IPCC) is work- 263,168 new homes but a brown- current target. The clash between South own person… and to stop being and arguments provided by the statutory inquiry into the battle ing with the Crown Prosecu- fi eld capacity of only 166,211 The department for communi- Yorkshire police and pickets at frozen in the past.” campaigners and former miners of Orgreave.” tion Service (CPS) to determine homes. In the West Midlands and ties and local government cited a the Orgreave coke works left In a written ministerial state- who were present that day, about “We know the South Yorkshire whether material related to the Yorkshire and Humber, that gap £300mn loan fund in Manchester more than 100 people injured ment, Rudd said: “This has been the eff ect that these events have Police lied about what happened policing at Orgreave is relevant grew to more than 200,000 homes and a £170mn government invest- with 95 miners arrested. a diffi cult decision to make, and had on them, ultimately there at Hillsborough yet only fi ve years to the criminal investigations respectively. ment in Cambridge and Peterbor- Rudd said she made the “diffi - one which I have thought about were no deaths or wrongful con- earlier the same South Yorkshire following the Hillsborough in- Andy Burnham MP, Labour’s ough to deliver aff ordable homes. cult decision” because “ultimate- very carefully. I have now con- victions. Police, many of the same com- quests.

Festive lights Shopkeepers told to be Harry’s Canada trip ‘to ready for new £1 coin visit new fl ame cancelled’ processes are ready for the new Guardian News and Media London coin’s arrival. The process is complicated by London Evening Standard not comment on “private matters”. Markle, whose father is a re- the fact that the current £1 coins, London Markle, 35, visited the UK in the tired lighting director and mother he Treasury is warning which date back to 1983, will con- summer and was seen in the royal a yoga instructor, shares Harry’s all cash-handling retail- tinue to be legal tender alongside box at Wimbledon. love for humanitarian causes. She Ters and vending machine the new ones until September rince Harry had planned to is an ambassador for World Vision operators that they need to be 2017. The new coins have been in- make a secret trip to visit Canada and advocate for United prepared for the new pound coin troduced because 3% of the exist- Phis actress girlfriend Meg- Nations Women. which comes into circulation in ing ones are thought to be coun- han Markle in Canada yesterday. She is divorced from producer March next year. terfeit. Sources say Harry, 32, was Trevor Engelson. They broke up Since 2014, when the govern- The Guardian understands that booked on Flight BA0093 at two years after their wedding in ment announced in the budget its around 40% of vending and other 11.30am from Heathrow to Toron- 2011. Before she met Harry, she intention to introduce a “highly cash-receiving machines will re- to on Sunday when news of his ro- was dating Cory Vitiello, a chef secure” £1 coin after admitting quire the coin mechanism to be mance broke in the press. A source and restaurateur. the existing ones were easy to fake, removed and sent away to be up- said: “The fl ight was booked last In 2013, she told Esquire: “The the Royal Mint has been working graded. Newer machines can be week but he was a no-show.” best job a man could have would be towards a new coin’s launch next updated with a simple software Harry, 32, met the American, Harry, 32, met the American, a chef. They’d understand the long spring. Millions of vending and upgrade. However, all will be ex- who plays Rachel Zane in the hit who plays Rachel Zane in hours I work and the drive and am- parking machines will have to be pected to accept both coins for the US TV show Suits, in Toronto in the hit US TV show Suits, bition it takes to succeed.” But she adapted to enable them to accept six-month changeover. May on a promotional visit for his in Toronto in May on a added: “I love how British guys the new coins, which have already The Royal Mint has already pro- Invictus Games. The legal drama is promotional visit for his dress for the cold. There’s some- been likened to the 12-sided 3d vided vending equipment manu- fi lmed in the city. Invictus Games thing so romantic about a man in a piece that disappeared with deci- facturers with sample new coins to Reports say he is “besotted” scarf and a knitted hat.” malisation in 1971. allow upgrades to be ready in time. and has introduced her to Prince The actress, who has 1mn fol- Yesterday, bookmakers sus- Businesses and other cash- David Gauke, the chief secretary William and the Duchess of Cam- lowers on Instagram and 320,000 pended all bets on the prince get- handling bodies are being targeted to the Treasury, said: “The pound bridge. The source added: “The on Twitter, posted on her lifestyle ting married. Previously, they had with a new campaign to help them as we know it will not be round for crew for the British Airways fl ight blog, TheTig, about her trips to off ered odds of 12-1 that he would prepare for the new coin’s arrival. much longer. The introduction of knew the prince was booked to London – when Harry was in town announce his engagement this A website – thenewpoundcoin. this new £1 coin will be a highly travel with them. It appears he – including a picture of her visit- year, and 5-1 that he would wed in com – has also gone live. signifi cant event and we are work- pulled out at the last minute and ing Buckingham Palace. Her rep- 2017. Earlier this year, Harry said: People attend Diwali celebrations on the Golden Mile in The Treasury wants retailers ing with the Royal Mint to ensure decided not to travel.” resentatives also remained silent “Even if I talk to a girl, that person Leicester, Britain. and others to make sure equip- key industries are ready and to en- Kensington Palace said it did yesterday. is then suddenly my wife.” ment and other cash-handling sure a smooth transition”. Gulf Times 18 Tuesday, November 1, 2016 EUROPE Riot police swoop on Paris settlement Reuters One police offi cer sprayed a Paris migrant with tear gas. A worker watches as a crane lifts a caravan into a container at the After a couple of hours, police site of the ‘Jungle’ migrant camp. allowed migrants to move back rench riot police swooped in after a tidy-up by municipal on an illegal migrant camp cleaning workers. Fin northeastern Paris just In a letter sent to Interior Min- after dawn yesterday, sparking ister Bernard Cazeneuve, a copy Last shelters at former a brief stand-off at a site where of which was obtained by Reu- numbers have soared since the ters, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo closure of the “Jungle” camp in requested that the camp be shut ‘Jungle’ camp is razed the northern port city of Calais. rapidly on humanitarian and san- The operation, largely consist- itary grounds. ing of identity checks on some City Hall offi cials say the num- DPA industrial zone of Calais for more of an estimated 2,500 migrants bers living and sleeping rough in Paris than a year. sleeping rough around a canal and the area have swollen by about Regional authorities said that urban train bridge near Paris’s a third since the evacuation last the operation to clear makeshift Stalingrad metro station, came as week of the Jungle camp in Calais, he last makeshift struc- huts at the camp fi nished at 6pm. pressure mounts on the govern- where more than 6,000 people tures of the former mi- Three places of worship had ment to clear and shut the camp. were living, most of them in the Tgrant camp known as been left intact, because approx- Tension has risen in tandem hope of making it across the short the “Jungle” near the northern imately 1,500 minors are still with speculation that police will Channel sea crossing to Britain. French port city of Calais were living in a container centre that move in to evacuate and close the French President Francois Hol- razed yesterday, regional author- abuts the camp, the said. camp defi nitively in the coming lande urged Britain at the week- ities said. Interior Minister Bernard days, as the Paris authorities are end to shoulder its part of the re- The announcement brought a Cazeneuve has rejected con- demanding. sponsibility for 1,500 minors who week-long operation to demolish cerns that the Calais evacua- A Reuters journalist at the have been housed temporarily in the camp to an end, after author- tion prompted some migrants to scene said that a digger moved in container boxes in Calais follow- ities had spent the fi rst half of travel to Paris, saying that those to clear a small part of the camp, ing the clearout. last week evacuating more than living in the “Jungle” had been a tentacular sprawl of tents, mat- The rest of the 6,000-plus in- 6,000 people to some 450 ac- transported to centres around tresses, blankets and the meagre habitants of the Jungle have been commodation centres through- France to apply for asylum. belongings of migrants who come dispatched to lodgings across out France. In Paris yesterday, a police in large part from war-torn coun- France, pending examination of Following the evacuation, operation to check migrants’ tries such as Afghanistan. their asylum cases. demolition crews moved in to documents created tension after Migrants shouted at police in “It’s up to Britain now to fully level the makeshift structures French Prime Minister Manuel riot gear as the digger swept de- live up to its duty, that’s not fi n- that were built from tarpaulins Valls said last week that the camp bris and rubbish away in a small ished yet,” said Pascal Brice, the and scrap wood and had com- – near the metro station Stalin- section of the camp, which was head of France’s refugee agency, A migrant gestures in front of a line of riot police on a street in Paris during the police operation prised a miniature slum near the grad – would also be cleared. otherwise left largely intact. Ofpra. yesterday. 220 storm border Pope, in Sweden, in Spain’s Ceuta says Reformation AFP migrants were treated in hospi- Spain tal for minor injuries, the state- ment said. The migrants were taken to round 220 African mi- a short-stay immigrant centre had positive aspects grants forced their way while Spanish authorities de- Athrough a fence between termine their legal status, a local Morocco and the tiny Span- police spokesman said. Reuters ish enclave of Ceuta yesterday, Police were also searching for Lund, Sweden clashing with police in an in- a handful of others who made cident that injured 35, offi cials it across the barbed-wire fence said. and fl ed into the surrounding A Spanish police off icer gives water to a migrant who managed – ope Francis recognised “The migrants demonstrated hills. with many others – to cross a border fence between Morocco and yesterday the positive as- a hostile and violent attitude. Ceuta along with Melilla, an- Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta. Ppects of the Reformation Many were armed with sticks other Spanish territory in North sparked by Martin Luther in a and they attacked the offi cers Africa, have the European Un- who get there by either climb- At the time, human rights further gesture of reconcilia- when they tried to prevent them ion’s only land borders with Af- ing over the border fence or by groups and migrants said Span- tion to Lutherans, who split with from entering,” the Spanish rica. swimming along the coast. ish police tried to keep them Rome 500 years ago. government’s representative in They are favoured entry In 2014, 15 migrants drowned from reaching the shore by fi r- Francis, the fi rst Pope to visit Ceuta said in a statement. points for African migrants as dozens tried to swim to Ceuta ing rubber bullets and spraying Sweden in nearly 30 years, made Three police offi cers and 32 seeking a better life in Europe, from a nearby beach. them with tear gas. his comments during a historic joint prayer service in the Lu- Syrian woman, theran cathedral of Lund, where he also said both Lutheran and children found Catholic Churches should mend Greece blasts EU over migrant dead in freezer past errors and seek mutual for- giveness. Danish police said yesterday that “We too must look with love sharing agreement failures they had found the bodies of a and honesty at our past, recog- slain Syrian refugee and her two nising error and seeking forgive- young daughters in a freezer in ness, for God alone is our judge,” AFP EU partners “have only taken “The EU must support this their apartment, as they launched Francis said, speaking in the ca- Athens charge of 5,000 refugees from agreement. It’s not a question of a manhunt for the’ father of the thedral which was confi scated Greece, while it promised to showing solidarity with Greece. girls. from Catholics after Lutheran- take in 33,000 of them” over the It’s an obligation,” he said. The bodies of the 27-year-old ism became the state religion in reece has condemned fi rst year, and as many again be- Under the deal, the EU prom- woman and her seven and nine- 16th century. the European Union for tween now and the end of 2017, ised to provide experts to help year-old daughters were found Martin Luther, a German Gfailing to fulfi l its com- he added. Greece organise the return of inside a freezer in their apartment monk, started the Reformation mitments to help ease pressure Specifi cally, he condemned migrants in line with asylum in the southern Danish town in 1517 when he wrote 95 theses on Athens over migrants, a year the “sabotage” of the EU plan rules. of Aabenraa after a concerned criticising the Catholic Church after a burden-sharing agree- by the so-called Visegrad group But these reinforcements relative had not heard from them for corruption in Rome, includ- ment came into force. of countries – Hungary, Poland, “are absent”, he said. for days. ing the buying of ecclesiastical “We are angry with Europe the Czech Republic and Slova- Greek services are over- “Police went into the apartment privileges, nepotism, usury and (because) it must fi nally meet kia – who are fi ercely opposed whelmed because most of the and found the three bodies in the selling of indulgences. its obligations,” both in terms to it, and against whom Athens migrants have fi led asylum re- a freezer,” local police said in a It led to a violent, often po- of transferring migrants and is seeking EU sanctions. quests in a bid to delay or block statement. litical schism throughout Eu- in terms of helping implement The European Commission their return to Turkey, produc- “The victim’s husband and the rope and Christianity, prompting an EU-Turkey deal, migration initially suggested that coun- ing an “excessive concentra- father of the two children was among other things the 30 Years’ Pope Francis with Lutheran World Federation president Bishop Munib minister Yannis Mouzalas told tries which fail to meet their ob- tion” in the Aegean islands. not in the apartment, and we are War, the destruction of English Younan at the Malmo Arena in Malmo. the Ert1 public TV channel. ligations under the EU scheme The presence of nearly actively searching for him.” monasteries, and the burning He was commenting as a could face fi nancial penalties, 16,000 migrants there has The Syrian family arrived in of numerous “heretics” on both isted in the church at the time. suggesting to a Lutheran woman group of 111 Syrian refugees but has not followed through on prompted repeated spikes in Denmark in 2015 and were sides. Sweden is one of the world’s married to a Catholic man that left Greece for Finland, under that warning. tension, he said. granted refugee status. In his address during the joint most secular nations and that she could decide in good con- a programme of redistributing Mouzalas blasted the lack Athens wants to transfer The Scandinavian nation prayer service held in the city was evident near the cathedral, science if she could take com- migrants across the EU to share of European support to imple- some of these migrants to cen- welcomed 21,000 migrants in where the Lutheran World Fed- where around 100 students, munion in her husband’s church. the burden of Europe’s biggest ment the EU-Turkey deal, un- tres on the Greek mainland, but 2015. eration was founded, Francis some wearing mock papal hats, The deep resentment and migrant crisis since World War der which migrants who arrived faces opposition from its EU The influx has significantly acknowledged that some good drank beer outside during the rifts left by the Reformation be- II. in the Greek islands after March partners who fear a mass resur- slowed since Denmark re- came from Luther and the Refor- service. gan easing after the 1962-1965 “Today, a year after this pro- 20, including Syrian refugees, gence of unregulated migrants established border controls in mation, particularly his empha- “We Swedes are not that reli- Second Vatican Council urged gramme was launched,” Athens’ could be sent back to Turkey. heading north, he said. early 2016. sis on the Gospel. gious,” said Sebastian Nielson, a dialogue with other Christians “With gratitude we acknowl- 23 year-old student. in the hopes of one day achieving edge that the Reformation Theological dialogue between reunion. Dutch populist Wilders on trial over racist chant against Moroccans helped give greater centrality to Catholics and Lutherans began Doctrinal diffi culties include sacred scripture in the (Catholic) 50 years ago but they are still of- the fact that many national Lu- The trial of Geert Wilders, one of the The comments were met with public outcry Freedom claims he was only speaking the Church’s life,” he said. fi cially not allowed to take com- theran churches have women Netherlands’ most controversial political in the Netherlands, with 6,000 complaints truth and that a disproportionately high That was bound to upset con- munion at each other’s services. priests and bishops. figures who faces charges of racial made to the police. percentage of Moroccans in the Netherlands servative Catholics, who believe Some were hoping for a break- Archbishop Antje Jackelen, a discrimination and inciting hatred, began in State prosecutors said Wilders’ speech had are criminals and reliant on state handouts. their church has already con- through during the visit. German-born woman, heads the Amsterdam yesterday with the right-wing incited hatred towards a specific section of In the statement, he said he was within his ceded too much to Lutherans But a joint statement eff ec- Church of Sweden and was at the populist in absentia. the population and that many Dutch citizens rights to call out by name what he regards “a and should not be taking part in tively re-stated the status quo, Lund service. The charges were filed after Wilders led a of Moroccan descent felt “deeply hurt, massive Moroccan problem”. events that praise him. while saying that both churches Yesterday’s joint statement chant at a rally in The Hague in March 2014 insulted and threatened” by what was said. “I won’t be silenced by anyone,” he added. The leader of the Catholics were committed to trying to solve said both churches should not let during which he asked the crowd: “Do you Wilders is refusing to attend the trial, which The 53-year-old argues that the case should has called Luther “an intelligent the issue. their doctrinal diff erences stop want more or fewer Moroccans?” he called a “political trial” against freedom be debated in parliament rather than brought man” who was rightly upset by When he visited Rome’s Lu- them from working together on His supporters shouted “Fewer, fewer” in of speech in a statement read by his defence before a court of law. the corruption, worldliness, theran church last year, tradi- social issues such as poverty and response, and Wilders then said: “We will take lawyer in the courtroom. The trial is expected to last under two weeks, greed and lust for power that ex- tionalists attacked Francis for migration. care of that.” The head of the anti-immigration Party for with a ruling set for December 9. Gulf Times Tuesday, November 1, 2016 19 EUROPE

Rajoy sworn in as PM Italy counts homeless,

Reuters Madrid

ariano Rajoy was sworn heritage cost of quake in yesterday for a sec- Mond term as Spain’s AFP this place will never again be A large crack appeared in the prime minister yesterday but Norcia, Italy like it was,” he told AFP. “It is an facade of one of Rome’s four may struggle to form a cabinet unimaginable loss. This whole principal papal churches, the that can overcome scars left by region is going to fi nd it hard Basilica of St Paul Outside the 10 months of political deadlock taly’s most powerful earth- to recover and the generations Walls, and the Mazzini bridge and allow him to govern eff ec- quake in 36 years has left to come will only know what it over the river Tiber was also tively. Imore than 15,000 people once was through pictures of the closed for checks. The conservative Rajoy was homeless, authorities said yes- past.” The quake was Italy’s big- sworn in before King Felipe at terday as the scale of the damage The majority of residents of gest since a 6.9-magnitude one Zarzuela Palace near Madrid done to irreplaceable historic the devastated communities struck the south of the country after winning a parliamentary buildings became apparent. have taken refuge with friends in 1980, leaving 3,000 people confi dence vote on Saturday, Although Sunday’s 6.6-mag- and family as they anxiously dead. giving Spain a fully-functioning nitude tremor did not result in await a green light to return to It has been followed by hun- government once more after two any deaths, the third powerful their homes. dreds of powerful aftershocks inconclusive elections and fruit- quake in just over two months But the national civil protec- feared to have further compro- less coalition talks. has left thousands of homes in tion agency said yesterday that mised the safety of buildings in Rajoy’s appointment was not ruins or structurally unsafe and it was providing assistance to the aff ected area. enough to dispel investor con- emptied a string of villages and 15,000 people aff ected by Sun- Prime Minister Matteo Renzi cerns over Spain’s ability to im- small towns across the country’s day’s quake, which was so pow- was vowed that every damaged plement reforms and rein in a mountainous central regions. erful it caused cracks in build- house will be rebuilt while Cul- burgeoning defi cit. The series of tremors, all fol- ings in Rome, some 120km away ture Minister Dario Frenceschini The country’s benchmark 10- lowed by powerful aftershocks, from the epicentre near the Um- says every damaged fresco will year bond ES10YT=TWEB saw proved the fi nal straw for a brian town of Norcia. be pieced back together. its yield drop slightly in line with number of important architec- Some 4,000 people from the But all that will carry a hefty most other eurozone govern- tural landmarks, including the worst-hit area around Norcia bill and after the trauma of three ment bonds yesterday, while the Abbey of Sant-Eutizio in Um- have been sent to hotels on the major quakes in such quick suc- country’s benchmark IBEX stock bria. Adriatic coast with another 500 cession, the future of the already index. With roots dating back to the taken by bus to the inland Lake sparsely populated aff ected ar- IBEX tracked a weak open 5th Century, the abbey is one of Trasimeno. Exposed coff ins are seen yesterday in the rubble of the collapsed cemetery of Campi near Norcia, a day eas looks bleak. across major European stocks. the oldest monastic sites in Italy More than 10,000 are being after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit central Italy. “At the moment I don’t see Rajoy, who will head a minor- and was celebrated for both its put up in converted sports halls any possible future,” evacuated ity government with the weakest 12th Century Romanesque fa- and other temporary facilities, earthquake, which left nearly tury Basilica of St Benedict in seismic protection work after a Norcia resident Antonella Ridol- mandate in Spain’s modern his- cade and its Renaissance bell- including tents, across Umbria 300 dead. Norcia and the 13th Century previous quake in 1997. fi told AFP. “Everything here will tory, is working on a new cabinet tower. and the neighbouring Marche Given the strength of Sun- Civic Tower in Amatrice. Schools in Rome were closed have to be rebuilt. There is noth- that must build cross-party sup- That rich history was reduced region, the protection agency day’s new quake, experts said it A belltower at the sanctuary yesterday for structural checks ing really solid left in the centre.” port to pass reforms in a hostile to a pile of ruins on Sunday and said. was remarkable that it had not of Santa Maria in Via in the me- and there was traffi c chaos in the “We have always bounced parliament. local priest Luciano Avenati has A further 1,100 people are still resulted in any more fatalities. diaeval university town of Cam- east of the capital because of the back after other earthquakes but His team, to be announced been left heartbroken. in Adriatic coast hotels as a re- Other architectural gems de- erino was destroyed last week, closure of a key fl yover for as- we’ve never had to deal with one on Thursday, will be scrutinised “Perhaps we will rebuild but sult of the August 24 Amatrice stroyed included the 14th Cen- despite extensive renovation and sessment by engineers. as strong as this,” she added. for signs he wants a fresh start by bringing in new faces, even if most are expected to come from Moldova faces his People’s Party (PP). There were no immediate election run-off leaks on the new cabinet to the Turkey detains top staff at opposition paper Spanish press. Moldova’s presidential election Rajoy, 61, governed with an is set to go to a second round, absolute majority in his fi rst Reuters European Parliament Presi- preliminary results showed term and was often disdainful of Istanbul dent Martin Schulz wrote on yesterday, after the leading the opposition. Twitter that the detentions pro-Russian candidate failed to Now he must convince oppo- marked the crossing of “yet secure an outright win in the ex- sition parties he is genuine about urkish police have de- another red-line” against free- Soviet state. working with them. tained the editor and dom of expression. Moldova went to the polls Spain suff ered a severe reces- Tsenior staff of a leading The government has said its on Sunday in its first popular sion during Rajoy’s fi rst term opposition newspaper over its measures are justifi ed by the presidential election since the when its banks needed a €41bn alleged support for a failed coup threat posed to the state by the 1990s, seen as a tug-of-war ($45bn) European bailout but the in July. coup attempt, in which more between supporters of closer economy is now recovering. Updating earlier informa- than 240 people were killed. relations with Russia and those The fragmentation of Spain’s tion on its website, Cumhuri- A court on Sunday also jailed, seeking EU integration. parliament arose from wide- yet newspaper said that 11 staff pending trial, the co-mayors of With nearly 100% of the ballots spread disillusion with the polit- including the editor were being the largely Kurdish city of Diya- counted yesterday, pro-Moscow ical establishment and the emer- held by authorities, and arrest rbakir. candidate Igor Dodon was ahead gence of new parties at a time of warrants had been issued for Before turning himself in, on 48.23%, but fell short of the economic hardship, with unem- fi ve more. veteran cartoonist Musa Kart 50% needed to avoid a run-off . ployment peaking at 27 percent, More than 110,000 people told reporters outside Cum- His main rival, the pro-European and anger over corruption. have been sacked or suspended huriyet’s offi ces that such Maya Sandu, was on 38.42%. Rajoy has said he is open to and 37,000 arrested over the means of pressure were not go- The other seven candidates dialogue and negotiation, but past three and a half months. ing to succeed in frightening trailed far behind, each garnering in an uncompromising speech The latest detentions came people. no more than 6% of the vote that before Saturday’s vote, he urged a day after 10,000 more civil Cumhuriyet’s previous edi- saw just over 49% of voters cast opponents not to tie his hands, servants were dismissed and 15 tor, Can Dundar, was jailed last their ballots. saying: “Spain ... needs a gov- more media outlets shut down. year for publishing state se- The second round between ernment that is capable of gov- The Istanbul prosecutor’s of- Journalists wait in front of the Cumhuriyet newspaper’s headquarters in Istanbul yesterday during crets. Dodon and Sandu is expected to erning.” fi ce said the staff at the paper, a police operation. Cumhuriyet said Dundar, take place on November 13. He will have backing from the one of few media outlets still who was freed in February and The off icial first-round results are liberal Ciudadanos (Citizens) critical of Erdogan, were sus- launched ... due to allegations Aydin Engin, 75, being ushered on Twitter that his house was is now abroad, was one of those not expected until tomorrow. party, the fourth-largest group pected of committing crimes on and assessments that shortly by plain clothes police into a being searched and that there facing arrest. in parliament, on a list of 150 behalf of Kurdish militants and before the attempted coup, ma- hospital for medical checks. was an arrest warrant for him. Since the attempted coup, previously agreed measures. the network of Fethullah Gulen, terial was published justifying Asked by reporters to com- Several hundred people gath- 170 newspapers, magazines, But even with Ciudadanos’ a US-based cleric. the coup,” the prosecutor’s of- ment on his detention, Engin ered in front of Cumhuriyet’s television stations and news Georgia ruling votes, Rajoy lacks a majority. Turkey accuses Gulen of or- fi ce said. said: “I work for Cumhuriyet, Istanbul offi ces in support of agencies have been shut party wins polls He faces hardline opposition chestrating the coup attempt. Cumhuriyet said several of isn’t that enough?” the paper, chanting and holding down, leaving 2,500 journal- from anti-austerity Podemos, He has denied any involve- its staff had their laptops seized Another veteran journalist, banners that read “Journalism ists unemployed, Turkey’s Georgia’s ruling party has scored the third largest party in parlia- ment. from their homes. Kadri Gursel, who began writ- is not a crime” and “Sharp pens journalists’ association said in a landslide win in disputed ment. “An investigation was Footage showed one writer, ing for Cumhuriyet in May, said will tear through the dark”. a statement. parliamentary polls, off icial results showed yesterday, as the main opposition cried fraud. “Georgian Dream won in all but two of 50 single-mandate constituencies” where a second Picasso’s widow may have hidden art from heirs, court told round of voting was held on Sunday, central election commission spokeswoman AFP ever focused on her husband.” The Picassos immediately Ketevan Dangadze told AFP. Aix-en-Provence, France Addressing the couple, Raffi n pressed charges, and the works “Independent candidates have said: “One could wonder wheth- were handed over to Ruiz-Pi- won in two constituencies,” she er what has been presented to us casso. added. retired electrician who as the truth today is not another Neuer has pointed out that In the first round, held on kept nearly 300 Pablo lie. Mr and Mrs Le Guennec, you none of the works in Le Guen- October 8, Georgian Dream APicasso artworks in his have lied on several points.” nec’s possession were signed, an won just under 49% of the vote garage for almost 40 years told The defendants faced a maxi- unusual occurrence for Picasso in a proportional ballot, while a French appeal court yesterday mum jail time of fi ve years and who always autographed his the opposition United National that the artist’s widow may have a fi ne of €375,000 ($410,000) work – whether he gave it away Movement (UNM) came second wanted to hide the works from Le Guennec arriving with his – or half the value of the pieces, or sold it. with just over 27%. his family. wife Danielle at the court. whichever fi gure is greater – if Another lawyer for Le Guen- For the first time in Georgia’s “Mrs Jacqueline Picasso had the conviction is upheld. nec, Charles-Etienne Gudin, post-Soviet history, the first round problems with (her step-son) tion in his garage and discovered The collection, whose value however, has said that there also saw a small anti-Western Claude (Ruiz) Picasso,” Pierre it again in 2009. has not been assessed, includes were only a dozen works of value party, the Alliance of Patriots, Le Guennec said with a trem- Claude Ruiz-Picasso’s law- drawings of women and horses, and that the rest was “very me- clearing the 5% threshold needed bling voice, presenting a new yer Jean-Jacques Neuer angrily nine rare Cubist collages from diocre”, insisting that Picasso to enter parliament. version of events to the court denounced Le Guennec’s testi- the time Picasso was working never tried to sell them. Georgia’s Western allies are in the southern city of Aix-en- Claude Ruiz-Picasso, son of artist Pablo Picasso, waits for the start of mony as a “staggering lie”, say- with fellow French artist Georg- One of the few plaintiff s to watching closely to see if the Provence. the appeal trial at the courthouse in Aix en Provence. ing that the case involved the es Braque and a work from his have known Le Guennec when strategically located nation Le Guennec, convicted last “art market’s darkest and most “blue period”. he was employed by the Picasso – praised as a rare beacon of year along with his wife of pos- the works from being invento- learned the new version of powerful” forces engaged in an Other more intimate works family, the artist’s granddaugh- democracy in the former Soviet sessing stolen goods, said that ried for the succession, and said events only a few days ago. “international stolen art laun- include portraits of Picasso’s ter Catherine Hutin-Blay, ac- region – can cement gains after Picasso’s widow had asked him he did not tell the truth in the Le Guennec said Jacqueline dering” scam. mistress Fernande, drawings of knowledged during the trial that its first transfer of power at the to store between 15 and 17 gar- earlier trial out of “fear of being gave him the 271 works – 180 Prosecutor Christophe Raf- his fi rst wife Olga and a drawing the electrician did have a special ballot box four years ago. bage bags containing artworks accused, along with madame, of single pieces and a notebook fi n asked the court to uphold the of a horse for his children. relationship with the artist. According to the results, after the artist died in April 1973. stealing these bags”. containing 91 drawings – as a couple’s two-year suspended The works were created be- Prosecutor Laurent Robert Georgian Dream will now take 115 The 77-year-old said that Le Guennec, who was the Pi- gift recognising the couple’s de- sentences meted out in March tween 1900 and 1932. said Le Guennec was a pawn seats, UNM 27 seats, and Alliance some time later Jacqueline Pi- cassos’ handyman, had previ- votion. 2015. The authorities seized them who was manipulated by un- of Patriots six seats in the 150- casso retrieved the bags but gave ously testifi ed to being given the He described the works as “I don’t believe the version after Le Guennec tried to get scrupulous art dealers trying to seat unicameral legislature. him one of them, saying: “Keep drawings while the artist was “drawings, sketches, (and) that (the drawings) were a gift,” them authenticated in 2010, obtain works initially stolen by The super-majority allows this, it’s for you.” still alive, in 1971 or 1972. crumpled paper”. Raffi n said. “I think it’s a theft showing them to Ruiz-Picasso, Picasso’s former chauff eur. Georgian Dream to form a new Le Guennec said that “maybe” The couple’s lawyer Eric Uninterested in the haul, Le from an ageing Pablo Picasso who represents the artist’s six The investigation did not for- cabinet and pass constitutional the widow was trying to prevent Dupond-Moretti said he had Guennec said he put the collec- and from Jacqueline, more than heirs. mally identify a thief or thieves. amendments. Gulf Times 20 Tuesday, November 1, 2016 INDIA

Tamil Nadu Roundup Two years on, Fadnavis fi nds the going tough By Umaima Shafiq IANS both by his ambitious colleagues But it was Fadnavis’s diplo- On his senior colleague Eknath and NCP chief Sharad Pawar en- the BJP is in favour of smaller Mumbai in the BJP and the blow-hot- matic skills, coupled with his Khadse, who had to quit the cab- joys Fadnavis’s dilemma. states. blow-cold ally Shiv Sena. dark statement that ‘he had fi les inet under a cloud, Fadnavis ex- Though Fadnavis says the gov- Now, all of his political skills Woman dies The Congress-led opposition ready’ on everybody, besides a pressed confi dence that he would ernment is committed to reser- will be on trial at the upcoming aharashtra Chief Min- has also kept him on his toes, but warm personal rapport with Shiv emerge clean and return to the vations, it could open a Pandora’s ‘mini-general elections’ in the in stampede ister Devendra Fadnavis the real threat is expected only Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and cabinet soon. box of similar demands from the state to around 230 civic bod- at Jaya prayer Myesterday completed when he faces an opposition- the confi dence of the BJP central But the Congress pounced on Muslims and other smaller but ies, including mega corporations two years in offi ce – and the sponsored no-trust move and a leadership, that he has managed him for what it dubbed as ‘double signifi cant communities – and it like Brihanmumbai, Thane, Navi One woman was killed and seven ride so far has been rough, but breach of privilege motion during to surf through smoothly. standards’ on corruption – and could be a genie diffi cult to bot- Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Nagpur injured when a temple procession the road ahead appears equally the winter session of the state leg- “I’m here for fi ve years ... I am senior Congress leader San- tle. and others, between November turned into a stampede at tough. islature in Nagpur, in December. stable,” he asserted confi dently jay Dutt termed the statement But, thanks to support from 27, and January 8. Tiruvannamalai, about 195km Sworn in as the head of a rick- The Shiv Sena has continued on the eve of the completion of hinting at Khadse’s return as the central leadership, Fadnavis This time, the BJP has played from Chennai, last week. ety minority government with to play truant during most of the two years in offi ce. an attempt to subvert the probe neutralised internal challenges to safe and lassoed in the unpre- The 60-year-old victim was one of external support from the mer- past two years – with severe crit- Challenges came on other against the ex-minister. his leadership and claims to the dictable Shiv Sena with an al- over 5,000 women carrying steel curial Nationalist Congress Par- icism in public and in private and fronts, too, like allegations of There is an ongoing agitation chief minister’s seat by some of liance for the civic polls – un- pots filled with milk and walking ty, Fadnavis heaved a sigh of re- through stinging editorials in the corruption against some of his by the politically power- his cabinet colleagues. like the 2014 assembly elections up to the Arunachaleshwarar lief only fi ve weeks later when the party mouthpieces, Saamana and cabinet colleagues which he con- ful Maratha community, Yet, the two ruling allies which the two parties fought in- temple to pray for ailing Chief Bharatiya Janata Party’s time- Dopahar Ka Saamana. temptuously dismissed. seeking reservations continue to be at logger- dependently. Minister Jayaram Jayalalithaa’s tested ally Shiv Sena ‘defected’ At times, it appeared Fadnavis “There have not been any scams and amendments to the heads over a separate state Performance-wise in the past recovery. Most of the women to the government from the op- was literally ‘sleeping with an in the past two years... There have atrocities laws, on which of Vidarbha. The Shiv Sena two years, most consider it a took part in the event because position. embedded enemy’ as the oppo- been charges of corruption, yes... the government sits demands a clear statement mixed bag of goodies, with high they could keep the pots However, his ‘Mr Clean’ image sition parties threw the gauntlet but they were only that, not backed on a sticky wick- on the issue of a ‘united marks on some issues like wa- gifted by Agriculture Minister notwithstanding, Fadnavis faced at Shiv Sena to “show guts and up with any evidence or docu- et, while Mar- Maharashtra’ from Fad- ter conservation eff orts coupled S S Krishnamurthy. However real opposition from within – get out” (of government). ments,” Fadnavis said. atha strongman navis, especially since with a benevolent monsoon. overcrowding caused the accident. Similarly, eight legislative assembly members were stung by bees while taking part in a temple ceremony for Jayalalithaa in Vellore, about 133km from Chennai. They sat around a small bonfire (yagam) chanting hymns beneath a Eight terror banyan tree that irritated the beehive above. The injured in both cases were rushed to nearby hospitals. Freedom fighter suspects shot VOS’s grandson dies aged 81

Ulaganathan, the grandson of freedom fighter V O Chidambaram Pillai, died of old dead hours age in penurious circumstances at his home town in Vilathikulam in southern Virudhunagar district on October 23. He was 81 and is survived by his wife Lakshmi, two sons and a daughter. Many political leaders after jailbreak including G K Vasan paid rich tributes. VO Chidambaram or VOC NIA asked to open inquiry into asking for the public to be on the injured them. The police had no (1832-1936), launched the first the breakout of SIMI members look-out. choice but to kill them. They were indigenous shipping service, from a Bhopal prison Police insist there was no dreaded terrorists,” state Home the Swadeshi Steam Navigation breakdown in security at the pris- Minister Bhoopendra Singh said. Company against the British Agencies on, a supposedly maximum se- In Hyderabad, All India Maj- monopoly of maritime trade in Bhopal curity facility which has a round- lis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief October 1905. For this, he was the-clock electronic surveillance Asaduddin Owaisi demanded an charged with sedition, stripped of system. inquiry by a Supreme Court judge his law degree and finally jailed. olice gunned down eight However four offi cials, includ- into the escape and later killing of His family’s travails after his death terror suspects yesterday ing the prison’s superintendent, the SIMI suspects. have often been highlighted by Pafter they escaped from have been suspended and an in- He termed the entire incident biopics, books and the media. a high-security jail in Madhya quiry launched into the escape. of escape and their subsequent Pradesh by slitting the throat of a Madhya Pradesh’s Chief Min- killings as “very surprising” and prison guard and scaling the walls ister Shivraj Singh Chouhan told “shocking”. Rambha moves with knotted bedsheets. reporters the breakout posed a The AIMIM chief said it was court to save The members of the banned threat to national security and perplexing that these escaped Students Islamic Movement of authorities swiftly mobilised all prisoners were fully clothed, her marriage India (SIMI) had staged the brea- law enforcement arms to track the wearing shoes, had watches and kout from the prison in Bhopal fugitives. bands on wrists and belts on trou- South Indian film actress Rambha by attacking and murdering the He said the National Investi- sers. alias Vijaylakshmi, has filed warder with sharpened prison- gation Agency had been asked to “These things are not given to a petition in a family court in issue steel kitchen plates in the open an inquiry into the breakout undertrials. Only a probe can un- Chennai seeking to reunite with middle of celebrations to mark the and anyone found to have acted ravel the truth as to how they got her husband living in Canada. festival of Diwali. incompetently would be pros- these things,” he said. Rambha, an award-winning Police said they were later cor- ecuted. Owaisi said there was a huge glamour heroine of over 100 nered on the outskirts of the city Most of the inmates had been discrepancy in what the Madhya films in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, but resisted eff orts to take them awaiting trial for “terror-related Pradesh home minister and police Kannada and Hindi, met and back into custody and were sub- activities, sedition and robbery” offi cials were saying. married India-born Canadian sequently shot dead. for more than three years, al- On the home minister’s state- businessman P Indrakumar “We asked them to surrender though two of them had only been ment that these fugitives were in 2010. Trouble started but they tried to break the police detained since February. armed with spoons, he said ATS when Rambha found out that cordon,” Yogesh Choudhary, Bho- The breakout happened on (Anti-Terrorist Squad) could have Indrakumar was a divorcee and pal’s inspector general of police, the night of Diwali, when revel- easily overpowered and arrested addicted to alcohol. said. lers traditionally set off fi reworks them. Besides this, the couple also fell “They were unarmed but at- which can shroud the night skies. “People who escaped from out over money matters and tempted to attack the police with Seven SIMI members escaped prison after assassinating a guard Rambha’s failed film ventures. stones. We had to shoot them.” from a jail in the town of Khandwa only had spoons. To any normal They made up last year and had a After using their sheets to in 2013 and were arrested last year person, this theory is unbeliev- second child. climb and descend several walls after being on run for over two able and that is why I am of the Rambha said she wants to give inside the prison, the inmates years, later prompting the gov- opinion a proper and independ- her marriage another chance. made their way on foot to a village ernment to house all the arrested ent investigation has to be done,” 15km south of the city centre, de- SIMI members in the high-secu- he said, adding this was needed to spite a massive search. rity facility in Bhopal. know how these eight men fl ed a Actor Sivakumar Police said local residents had Domestic media raised ques- high security prison by killing a exhibits paintings alerted them about suspicious tions about the men being killed guard and the subsequent gun- movements in the village, leading in a “staged shootout”, with some fi ght in which all were killed. Veteran award winning actor to the raid in the late morning. networks reporting that the pris- Authorities have accused SIMI Sivakumar showcased his The home ministry had earlier oners were neither armed nor of carrying out several deadly paintings covering portraits, Police and bystanders gather at the site where eight SIMI activists, who escaped from the Central Jail issued a nationwide red alert over carrying guns when the clash took bombings and of having links landscapes and other scenery in Bhopal, were killed by Special Task Force police at the hillocks of Acharpura village, near Bhopal the jailbreak while police had re- place. with Pakistan-based militant at the Lalit Kala Academy in yesterday. leased mugshots of the prisoners, “They attacked the police and groups. Chennai last week. Seventy-five-year-old Sivakumar is an art graduate. He said: “I was a student of the Government College of Arts and Crafts in Chennai from 1959 to 1965 and those years were the Judges’ phones being tapped: Kejriwal best period of my life. Most of the art work on display here was IANS when you get to talk to judges, ary is paramount. And if true, “Even 001% of executive inter- done during that time and during New Delhi and during one of those, I heard phone tapping would be the big- ference is not good for judiciary. my travels across the country.” two judges telling each other not gest assault on the independence Since executive is very, very pow- to talk over phone because the of judiciary,” said Kejriwal, who erful, an independent judiciary elhi Chief Minister phones are being tapped. When also questioned the central gov- is paramount for keeping checks ‘Shell idlis’ are Arvind Kejriwal yester- I said that this cannot happen, ernment’s delay on implement- and balances,” said Kejriwal. getting popular Dday claimed there were they said from the Supreme ing the Supreme Court Col- He also called for a law to allegations that phones of judges Court to the high court and dis- legium’s recommendations for ensure implementation of the Two ad men, Anantha Narayanan from the Supreme Court to high trict courts, all of the judges’ fi lling up vacancies in the courts. collegium’s recommendations and Joseph Babin, have joined courts were being tapped. His phones are being tapped,” said “I don’t know what is the within 48 hours after they are hands to design and patent new claims were promptly rejected Kejriwal. reason behind the central gov- sent to the central government, type of steel plates for idlis, the by federal Law Minister Ravi “I don’t know if this is true, ernment not implementing the as well as codifying the relation south Indian breakfast staple of Shankar Prasad. but if it is true, then this is very Supreme Court Collegium’s rec- between the executive and the steamed rice and lentil batter, Addressing the 50th anniver- dangerous. In such a scenario ommendations. But this is giving judiciary. that is getting good response in sary celebrations of the Delhi all the judges can be infl uenced. rise to rumours. Speaking at the event a little Chennai. High Court here, Kejriwal, in Even if a judge has indulged “There are rumours that only later, Law Minister Prasad, who They claimed that their plates the presence of Prime Minister in any wrong doing, even that because certain minister’s (pre- earlier held the Communication with shell-shaped moulds are Narendra Modi and Chief Justice doesn’t justify phone tapping. ferred) men will not be given and Information Technology great for steaming flavoured idlis. of India T S Thakur among oth- Other means can be used to the opportunity, the centre is Ministry, categorically denied They added that idlis, a popular ers, said if true, it would be the gather evidence against them,” not implementing the recom- Kejriwal’s claims of phone tap- and healthy food, have not biggest assault on the independ- said Kejriwal, leading to loud mendations – and similar such ping and asserted the Modi gov- deviated from their round shape ence of the judiciary. murmurs among the audience. rumours. Such rumours are dan- ernment’s commitment towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 50th anniversary for centuries. “There are opportunities “Independence of the judici- gerous for democracy. independence of the judiciary. celebrations of the Delhi High Court yesterday. Gulf Times Tuesday, November 1, 2016 21 INDIA

CONTROVERSY DIPLOMACY INVESTIGATION POLITICS DEMAND Parrikar defends India, China continue Scam kingpin’s assets Mulayam skips Diwali Students call for ‘stronger regular Goa visits talks on NSG entry may be confiscated at ancestral village action’ to find Najeeb

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar yesterday India yesterday continued its discussions The Economic Off ences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar Amid the ongoing feud within the first political Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union defended his regular visits to Goa, saying he is with China over the issue of membership in police may confiscate the assets of Amit Kumar family of Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party’s (JNUSU) organised a sit-in at the Administration briefed by his ministry officials on telephone the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), which alias Bachcha Rai, the alleged kingpin of the patriarch and chief Mulayam Singh Yadav did Block on Diwali night to make a plea for stronger thrice a day when he is on visits to the coastal Beijing has been stalling. Sources in New Delhi Bihar topper scam, off icials said yesterday. “We not visit his ancestral village Saifai for Diwali, action in finding Najeeb Ahmed, who is missing state or elsewhere in the country. Parrikar, a said Amandeep Singh Gill, joint secretary have sent a proposal to the EOU of Bihar police giving it a miss for the first time. Sources said an for 16 days. The sit-in saw close to 300 students former chief minister of the state, said he had (Disarmament & International Security) in the to lodge a case against Rai in connection with the unwell ‘Netaji’, as Mulayam Singh is popularly from across the campus turning up to express his political roots in Goa and he cannot be Ministry of External Aff airs, held talks with Wang Prevention of Money Laundering Act and initiate called within his party, had got a whiff that his their solidarity with Ahmed and his grieving expected to be present in Delhi all the time. Qun, director general in the Chinese Ministry of process to confiscate his assets,” said Patna cousin and expelled Rajya Sabha member Ram family. Ahmed went missing on October 14 after “There is nothing wrong about it. As defence Foreign Aff airs, in Beijing over the issue of India’s Senior Superintendent of Police Manu Maharaj, Gopal Yadav would be in Saifai and decided being beaten by a 20-strong mob of students minister, I get a detailed briefing, even when membership in the NSG. Wang leads Chinese who is also heading the Special Investigation to remain at his Vikramaditya Marg residence who had gone campaigning to his door for hostel I am here. I am here for Diwali. I get a briefing delegations in NSG deliberations. The sources said Team (SIT) probing the scam. Rai, who is one of in the capital city Lucknow. His son and Chief elections. “No violence will be tolerated on the in the morning, afternoon and evening. I the talks were substantive and constructive and the main accused in the Class 12 toppers scam, Minister Akhilesh Yadav, however, drove to the campus, and against any student,” JNU Teachers can speak on phone. I have to go around the the engagement would continue according to the has allegedly amassed assets disproportionate village on Diwali and met his relatives, family Association secretary Vikramaditya Chaudhary country also,” Parrikar said. directive of the leadership of both countries. to his known sources of income. members and local party workers. said during the sit-in. The sit-in remained peaceful. PM expresses concern over Australia bus driver’s death

Agencies it’s an accident, he’s in a coma,” New Delhi Winnerjit Goldy said. “It’s a really hard time for us. This is a bad day in the history of rime Minister Narendra Australia. It’s a country of justice Modi has expressed con- and we feel we will get a justice.” Pcern over the death of an Queensland Transport Minis- Indian-origin bus driver killed ter Stirling Hinchliff e has said he by an incendiary device thrown would be glad to meet Alisher’s into his bus in Brisbane, Aus- family. tralia, last week. “I would be happy to meet Modi called Australian Prime with any of the family of Man- Minister Malcolm Turnbull late meet Alisher,” Hinchliff e said . on Sunday to discuss the death “This is a very shocking inci- of Manmeet Alisher, 29, from dent that has genuinely rocked A cyclist rides along a street as smog envelops a monument in New Delhi yesterday. Punjab, who was the only fatality the public transport world.” in Friday’s attack at a bus stop. Hinchliff e said he had met “The matter, of course, is be- with many of Alisher’s col- ing closely investigated and I will leagues from the Sherwood and keep him informed as the results Toowoong bus depots and they of the investigation arise,” Turn- were still in shock. bull told reporters yesterday. Hinchliff e declined to com- A 48-year-old man appeared ment on whether the incident in a Brisbane court on Saturday was racially motivated, but Delhi chokes on smog and is facing charges related to called for all bus drivers to be murder, attempted murder and shown respect. arson, Australian media report- “The advice that I have been ed. receiving is that all of our public A taxi driver who helped pas- transport workers, including our sengers escape from the bus has bus drivers, should not feel that been hailed as a hero in media this is a matter that’s targeted at after Diwali fi reworks reports. them in particular,” he said. Aguek Nyok told the Nine “I think it’s really timely that The capital city’s air quality another United Nations body a “serious risk” of respiratory with neighbouring states to chowdhury, from the Delhi- Network he kicked in the back we all treat, in whatever circum- has steadily worsened over reported how some 300mn problems for residents of Delhi discuss ways to minimise open based Centre for Science and door of the bus after the attack. stances, frontline public trans- the years, a consequence children live with outdoor air and all outdoor physical activity burning on cropland. Environment, said. “People were trying to get out port workers like our bus drivers of rapid urbanisation that so polluted it can cause serious should be avoided. Delhi authorities have re- “There’s been a decline in and they couldn’t, so I went and I with great respect.” brings pollution from physical damage, with the situ- People with heart or lung dis- sponded to the pollution with the use of fi recrackers and kicked the door. I did about three A current review of bus driver diesel engines, coal-fired ation most acute in South Asia. ease, older adults and children a series of measures, including there have been measures to cut attempts to break it,” he said. safety will include the incident. power plants and industrial Gufran Beig, chief scientist should stay indoors and keep driving restrictions earlier this (smog) down, but the change is Some passengers suff ered Alisher was employed as a cas- emissions at India’s state-run System of activity levels low, it added. year that took around a million not big enough. We need to do a burns and were treated at the ual bus driver and had only been Air Quality Weather Forecast- New Delhi’s air quality has cars off the roads for two weeks lot more,” she said, suggesting a scene, media reports said. working in the job for several AFP ing and Research (SAFAR), said steadily worsened over the and a ban on old trucks from strict licensing policy on sales More than 1,000 people, in- months before Friday’s attack. New Delhi needles on monitors in the R years, a consequence of rapid entering the city. and a gradual phase-out of fi re- cluding taxi drivers and mem- Attacks on Indians in Austral- K Puram neighbourhood had urbanisation that brings pollu- Last week the city govern- crackers. bers of Brisbane’s Indian com- ia have been given widespread fl ickered briefl y past the 1,000 tion from diesel engines, coal- ment also announced plans to A new study by the UN’s munity, paid their respects to coverage since a series of high- ew Delhi was shrouded level late on Sunday night at the fi red power plants and indus- install air purifi ers and a mist- children’s fund Unicef reported Alisher at a memorial on the profi le murders and robberies in a thick blanket of fi nale of a frenzy of fi reworks. trial emissions. making device at major inter- yesterday that nearly one in weekend. around 2009. Ntoxic smog yesterday The levels had subsided It also suff ers from atmos- sections to curb choking pollu- seven children around the globe Alisher’s brother Amit was is- after millions of people lit fi re- through the night but were still pheric dust, the burning of crop tion. breathes outdoor air at least six sued an emergency visa and ar- crackers to mark the Diwali fes- running at more than 500 in stubble in farms around the city But expert Anumita Roy- times dirtier than international rived in Australia on Sunday to tival, with authorities report- several districts across the capi- and pollution from open fi res lit chowdhury said more needs to guidelines. escort his brother’s body home, ing record levels of pollution in tal by yesterday afternoon. by the urban poor to keep warm be done to tackle Delhi’s post- “Pollutants don’t only harm but was too upset to speak to the parts of the capital. “Almost 60-70% of the in winter or to cook food. Diwali air, which is already sat- children’s developing lungs. media. The reading for pollutants in smoke came from the fi recrack- The Environment Ministry urated with the onset of winter They can actually cross the But a family friend who ac- the atmosphere breached the ers,” said Beig, who said the late yesterday ordered Delhi as cooler temperatures trap pol- blood-brain barrier and perma- companied Amit to Australia 1,000 microgram mark for the situation had been widely ex- municipalities to monitor and lutants. nently damage their developing said Alisher’s elderly parents fi rst time in one neighbourhood pected given that Diwali is al- take action to combat pollut- “Diwali’s eff ect will stay for brains and, thus, their futures,” have not yet been told he was in south Delhi – 10 times the ways one of the worst periods ants, including the burning of a while now thanks to all the said Anthony Lake, executive dead. World Health Organisation’s for pollution. solid waste. fi recrackers’ chemicals and director of Unicef. “We haven’t told the parents recommended level. In a health advisory on its It said in a statement it had heavy metals released into the “No society can aff ord to ig- that he’s no more, we just say Alisher: shocking incident It came on the same day that website, SAFAR said there was called a meeting this Friday already-aggravated air,” Roy- nore air pollution.” Kerala declares itself Sardar Patel kept India united: Modi a ‘drought-hit’ state IANS to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel,” New Delhi Modi said. Patel, as the first home Agencies He said on account of drought, gone down, leading to wells get- minister of India, was in- Thiruvananthapuram the state has set out a 26-point ting dried up,” said Sivakumar. rime Minister Narendra strumental in integrating 564 charter that each of the 14 district Wayanad was the worst hit Modi yesterday praised independent princely states collectors has to ensure is well met. with a defi ciency of 59% rainfall PIndia’s fi rst home min- into the Union of India after erala has declared itself as “Every week the chief secretary during the southwest monsoon ister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Independence from British a “drought-hit” state and will link up with all the district followed by Thrissur (44), Malap- saying he played a great role in rule in 1947. Ksought federal assistance collectors to ensure that all is- puram (39), Pathanamthitta (36), uniting the country after Inde- The day was also celebrated even as the northeast monsoon sues are addressed. There would Alappuzha (35), Thiruvanan- pendence. as the ‘Martyrdom Day’ of set in and weather offi cials fore- be regular meetings with all the thapuram and Palakkad (34% The prime minister was former prime minister Indira cast heavy rains in isolated places. legislators and other people’s rep- each), Idukki (31), Kottayam (30), speaking at a function to mark Gandhi, who was assassinated Though the state received resentatives that will monitor the Kollam (29), Kozhikode (27), the birth anniversary of the by her Sikh bodyguards on Oc- 27% excess rainfall during the steps being taken to address the Kannur and Kasaragod (25) and ‘Iron Man of India’ at the local tober 31, 1984. last northeast monsoon (Octo- drought,” the minister said. Ernakulam (24). Dhyan Chand National Sta- Modi said the British, before ber-December), the southwest Congress legislator V S Siva- Congress leader Ramesh dium. leaving the country in 1947, (June-September) monsoon kumar told the assembly that Chennithala welcomed the min- On the occasion, Modi also had ensured that India splits showers were 34% defi cient. such a situation had not hap- ister’s decision to declare the fl agged off a ‘Run for Unity’ into small states. Revenue Minister E Chan- pened in the recent history of the state as drought-hit. from the venue and admin- “While leaving the country, drasekharan said the state was state. The rainfall records show “On account of this, we will not istered an oath of unity to the the British had played politics expecting 69% shortfall in rains that it has been the worst in the walk out of the house and ...the crowd. to divide India into numerous during the northeast monsoon. past one decade. state government should now Modi’s government start- small states, but Sardar Patel The water levels in dams are “From June to September we make eff orts to get additional as- ed celebrating October 31 as made sure that it stays one na- 25% lower compared to last year, should receive around 2,039mm sistance from the central govern- Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (Na- tion,” he added. and if the situation continues, it of rainfall and what we received ment and to see that its team visits tional Unity Day) after came to Modi said every Indian would also hit the power sector was just 1,352mm. Consequent the state early... The state govern- power in 2014. wants to see India as a strong heavily dependent on hydroe- to this shortage, the water level ment should lead a delegation to People take part in the ‘Run for Unity’ which was held to mark “Today, the country from country, and to ensure this, the lectric power, Chandrasekharan in all the reservoirs has dropped, the Centre, as political moves also National Unity Day and flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Kashmir to Kanyakumari is people must stay alert against said in the state assembly. and the groundwater table has help,” said Chennithala. Modi, in New Delhi yesterday. under one fl ag... its credit goes divisive forces. Gulf Times 22 Tuesday, November 1, 2016 LATIN AMERICA Cuba ballet festival refl ects diplomacy in step with US

Reuters one of seven American compa- Guerra, studied under Graham to come together and meet our as Jetblue are keen to provide It is based on the approach of aimed above all to keep “pushing Havana nies participating in the 10-day in New York in the 1940s. long lost relatives has been very sponsorship in order to gain the Ballet Nacional de Cuba’s the envelope”. “Classical ballet is event, underscoring greater US- Yet ties suff ered during the interesting.” market recognition in Cuba. 94-year-old founder, Alicia Alon- an evolution so it should take cer- Cuban cultural exchange in the fi ve decades of ideological hos- While there have been some Cuban spectators said the so, a principal dancer in the 1940s tain careful steps forward,” the 29- woman in a fl oaty dress wake of the countries’ detente. tility following Fidel Castro’s exchanges between Cuban and modern and contemporary US with the company now known as year old told a news conference. wrestles a minotaur in “The standing ovation said it 1959 revolution. American dance in the last two choreographies performed dur- American Ballet Theater. Peck and others said it was A‘Errand into the Maze’, all,” said a beaming Cuban spec- “We keep hearing there is a decades, the detente announced ing the opening weekend of the Alonso’s choreographies to a treat to perform in a society one of the Martha Graham Dance tator, 64-year-old Maria Anto- Martha Graham world in Cuba nearly two years ago is enabling a 25th Havana ballet festival were classics like Swan Lake, Giselle where the public is so enthusias- Company works that made its nia Armas.”It was fabulous. I just that we have been apart from for broader opening, Eilber said. like a breath of fresh air. and Sleeping Beauty feature tic about their art. Cuban premiere this weekend to hope this exchange will continue decades,” the company’s artistic For one, it has made traveling While Cuban ballet has fused heavily throughout the biannual Ballet may not be avant-garde thunderous applause at the Ha- to fl ow.” director, Janet Eilber, said in an and securing fi nancing much the best from the Russians, French, festival, which from this year in Cuba but it is mainstream en- vana ballet festival. The Cuban and American interview. easier, she said. Italians, English and Americans onwards will be named after her. tertainment, with tickets cost- The troupe was performing in ballet worlds have a deeply en- “We know it has evolved in Regular commercial fl ights with Latin fl air and Afro-Cuban New York City Ballet choreog- ing less than half a dollar and the Communist-run island for twined history and the founding its own way and in New York we were re-established in August sensuality, its style has also been rapher Justin Peck, who brought performances shown on public the fi rst time since 1941 and is father of Cuban dance, Ramiro have evolved in our own way, so and American companies such criticised as outdated. four works to the festival, said he television. Brazil voters oust old guard in mayoral polls

AFP suff ers from ramshackle infra- Rio de Janeiro structure, including a lack of basic sanitation for many in the impoverished favela neighbour- n evangelical mega- hoods. church bishop was elect- Casting his vote in Copacaba- Aed mayor of Rio de Janeiro na, Crivella said he would dedi- in nationwide municipal elec- cate himself “above all to health, tions confi rming Brazil’s shift to education, transport and public the right. safety.” This was the second round of Evangelical politicians are balloting for city halls in Latin advancing steadily nationwide, America’s biggest country and helped by disgust over rev- confi rmed the trend seen in Oc- elations of systemic corruption tober 2 polls which ended in hu- among leading politicians and miliation for the former govern- executives during the Workers’ ing Workers’ Party. Party era. In the fi rst round, the Work- The evangelical message has ers’ Party lost about two thirds also taken root among the poor, of the mayor’s posts it had won who earlier would have been ex- in 2012 elections, including Bra- pected to vote more along leftist zil’s largest city, Sao Paulo. lines. The drubbing underlined the Several high profi le cases of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, his wife Cilia Flores and former president of the Spanish government Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, are seen before a meeting between decline of a party founded by evangelical leaders also caught Venezuela’s government and opposition leaders in Caracas. ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da up in corruption allegations have Silva and comes after the remov- yet to damage the movement. al from offi ce of his handpicked Crivella himself faces contro- successor Dilma Rousseff in an versy. He has had to work hard impeachment trial in August. to distance himself from state- The biggest winner emerg- ments he made in a book he ing from the elections has been wrote in 1999 in which he de- the centre-right PMDB of new scribed Roman Catholics as “de- President Michel Temer and al- monic” and claimed that Hindus US diplomat to support lied parties, especially the PSDB. drank their children’s blood. “The Temer government’s Freixo, 49, of the Socialism base came out with a big win,” and Freedom Party, was a dra- said political scientist Fernando matically diff erent candidate, Schuler in Sao Paulo. advocating socially liberal poli- Schuler said losses by the cies. Workers’ Party in heartland mu- He won strong support among Maduro, opposition talks nicipalities, including San Ber- the city’s cultural elite and pro- nardo do Campo in Sao Paulo, gay activists. Reuters support for the ongoing dia- ing the legislature, which was Caracas and Washington. ment on a path forward and have “reinforced the tendency seen Mauricio Santoro, a political Caracas logue process, and our interest taken over by the opposition in He helped contain fallout repeatedly failed to reach con- in the fi rst round — a defeat for analyst at Rio de Janeiro State in the well-being of the Ven- a landslide election last year. from US sanctions against Ven- sensus through bilateral talks. the former government’s politi- University, said Brazilians are ezuelan people,” said the state The opposition insists the ezuelan offi cials in 2015, and Jesus Torrealba, head of the cal bloc.” rejecting mainstream politicians top US diplomat travelled department. government allow a recall refer- last year spearheaded an eff ort opposition coalition, said early The highlight of Sunday’s and that Crivella and Freixo are to Venezuela yesterday to The US has for more than a endum on the unpopular Madu- to create informal channels of yesterday that dialogue cannot runoff elections was a battle for signs of the polarised times. Asupport talks between the decade been at ideological log- ro’s rule, release dozens of jailed communication between the continue without “concrete and Rio’s post-Olympics future be- “How is it possible that in government and the opposition gerheads with Venezuela’s so- opposition activists and respect state department and top Ven- immediate action in the coming tween socialist Marcelo Freixo Rio de Janeiro, a city of joy and meant to ease an escalating po- cialist government. Congressional decisions. ezuelan offi cials. days with respect to the release and evangelical Marcelo Crivel- openness about sexuality, there litical standoff amid a worsening President Nicolas Maduro Maduro, who is struggling to The US has stepped up dip- of political prisoners.” la, from the Brazilian Republican will be a mayor who is very con- economic crisis. and opposition leaders agreed control shortages of consumer lomatic eff orts with Venezuela Four major opposition parties Party (PRB). servative, discriminates and op- The arrival of Tom Shannon, to move ahead in talks that were goods and soaring prices in an since 2014, when US President have joined the talks. The infl u- Crivella won with an easy poses Afro-Brazilian religions? undersecretary of state for po- organised with support from unraveling socialist economy, Barack Obama put in motion a ential Popular Will party, led by 59.4% to 40.6%, fi nal results The (centrist) alliance that gov- litical aff airs and an expert on the Vatican following a meeting says he is a victim of opposition process of restoring relations jailed former mayor Leopoldo showed. He has promised to erned the city has broken,” he Latin America, may help spur that began Sunday evening and conspiracies to overthrow him with communist-run Cuba af- Lopez, did not join, insisting bring law and order to Rio, a city said. negotiations between the two stretched into dawn yesterday. and of an “economic war” led ter more than 50 years of eco- the government had not shown beset by high crime. Schuler said centre-right sides, which over the years have Maduro’s adversaries accuse by businesses with the backing nomic embargo. enough respect for human rights. Despite billions of dollars in forces had made impressive repeatedly held talks that gen- him of creating a dictatorship by of Washington. Shannon faces a diffi cult situ- The two sides will create four investments for the Olympic gains and will look to the presi- erated few concrete results. blocking a recall referendum on Shannon has helped ease ation in Venezuela, where the two commissions to continue dis- Games this year the city also dential elections in 2018. “His visit will underscore our his rule and of illegally overrid- long-running tensions between sides show few signs of agree- cussing specifi c issues. Trump’s fi rm named in Kirchner testifi es in corruption probe

Brazil port graft inquiry AFP The complaint fi led by pros- Buenos Aires ecutors alleges that Kirchner was part of a “criminal organi- Reuters severance fund FGTS, man- the prosecutor’s charge as base- sation” with other offi cials Brasilia aged by state-bank Caixa Eco- less. rgentina’s former presi- working to benefi t Baez, who nomica Federal, paid up-front “Any allegations that the Por- dent Cristina Kirch- repaid the former president by for building rights which it then to Maravilha Investment Fund Aner yesterday appeared renting rooms in hotels owned Brazilian prosecutor in- sold on. of Caixa Economica Federal has before a judge investigating by the Kirchner family in the vestigating potentially The structuring of the Porto favoured in a suspicious way the allegations her government southern province of Santa Acorrupt investments Maravilha deal “favoured, in a Trump Organisation economic steered public works contracts Cruz. made by state pension funds said suspicious way, the Trump Or- group are completely unfound- to a businessman close to her. Macri, a conservative who the real estate company run by ganisation economic group”, ed,” the executive, who asked not Kirchner said she was be- became president in Decem- US Republican presidential can- among others, Lopes said. to be named, said by e-mail. ing persecuted politically and ber, alluded to the public works didate Donald Trump appears to The prosecutor gave no fur- Not long after plans for the called for an audit of all public investigation yesterday at the have benefi ted “suspiciously” ther details and was not imme- towers were fi rst announced, works contracts under both inauguration of a project in from a massive redevelopment diately reachable for comment. Donald Trump tweeted in Janu- her government and that of her Buenos Aires. of Rio de Janeiro’s port ahead of His spokeswoman, Dionne ary 2013: “The Trump Organi- successor Mauricio Macri. “Public works should never the Olympics. Tiago, said Lopes would not ex- sation is going revolutionise Rio “We want an in-depth in- again be synonymous with cor- The development, known as plain the basis for his suspicions de Janeiro’s downtown port area vestigation, without arbitrari- ruption, as we see in the quan- Porto Maravilha, or Marvelous until this week. with Trump Towers. Construc- ness or political calculation, tity of these open cases,” he said. Port in Portuguese, cost 8bn None of the fi ve people Lopes tion begins soon!” of whether there was corrup- “We want to know what reais ($2.5bn) and developed sought to charge in the court fi l- Two of the fi ve Trump Towers tion in public works during happened. We all want there to run-down docklands into a ing for siphoning off 8bn reais were supposed to be ready by the the 12-and-a-half years of our be no more impunity,” he said. plaza, museums, corporate and from the Caixa’s pension fund Olympics, but ground has yet to government,” she said on so- Kirchner said that while she residential real estate. were related to the Trump Or- be broken. Developers say the cial media. was testifying in the Baez case, As part of the project, fi ve ganisation. project is still going ahead and Kirchner was the fi rst of 17 another judge, Claudio Bon- 38-storey buildings were meant The Trump Organisation, has not been scrapped. people summoned by federal aldo, ordered a search of her to be erected under the Trump which sold naming rights for the Trump Towers Rio on its web- judge Julian Ercolini to give house in Rio Gallegos, Santa brand. Rio towers but did not provide site claims it is the fi rst project statements in the illicit en- Cruz. Public prosecutor Alselmo any funding for the project, did in Brazil to bear the name of the richment case of Lazaro Baez, a Bonaldo is leading another Lopes said in a court fi ling made not immediately respond to re- US real estate magnate and the businessman close to Kirchner corruption investigation in- public that he is investigat- quests for comment. largest urban offi ce development and her late husband Nestor volving currency operations by ing the Porto Maravilha deal, A senior executive involved in in the BRICS group of leading Argentina’s former president Cristina Kirchner waves upon her arrival Kirchner, who preceded her as the central bank during Kirch- in which the national employee the Trump Towers Rio dismissed emerging market countries. for a hearing in court in Buenos Aires yesterday. president. ner’s government. Gulf Times Tuesday, November 1, 2016 23 PAKISTAN/AFGHANISTAN Court stays Clashes as police fi re execution teargas on protesters of mentally Khan has threatened to “shut down” capital tomorrow; Move is part of push to unseat ill convict PM over alleged corruption; Two off icials of Khan’s party AFP ond week of November, the detained briefly (Recasts Islamabad Justice Project Pakistan (JPP), with clashes) which is providing counsel for Ali, said in a statement. Reuters The government of the Islamabad akistan’s Supreme Punjab province, where Ali Court yesterday issued was convicted, is also seeking Pa last minute reprieve to to overturn the conviction, the olice yesterday fi red tear- a mentally ill man set to face group added. gas to scatter hundreds of the gallows this week, after his Sentenced to death in 2001 Panti-government protest- lawyers challenged the ruling over a shooting, Ali has spent ers heading for Islamabad, the using the last legal manoeuvre 14 years on death row, with Pakistani capital, after a court available to them. three years in solitary confi ne- cleared the way for opposition Lawyers and rights groups ment in the jail’s hospital be- politician Imran Khan to hold a say convicted murderer Imdad cause of his schizophrenia. mass protest this week, media Ali, who was diagnosed with A 2013 government medical reported. schizophrenia while in prison report stated Ali was “insane”, Television images showed the in 2012, cannot be executed while reports from September crowd approaching roadblocks as he cannot understand his and October this year said he amid clouds of tear gas as night crime and punishment. was psychotic and a psychia- fell near the town of Swabi, He was previously set to be trist deemed him “a treat- about 70km from Islamabad, on executed on November 2 fol- ment-resistant case”. a highway linking the capital to lowing a ruling by the supreme The stay of execution also the northwestern city of Pesha- court that said schizophrenia comes days after European war. was a “recoverable disease” Union politicians warned that Police had set up roadblocks that could be treated by drugs, Pakistan’s preferential trade on major roads yesterday morn- and not a mental disorder. status with the bloc could be ing, particularly those from The fresh legal challenge under threat from its execu- Khan’s political heartland of will now be heard in the sec- tions drive. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, ruled by his Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf (PTI) party. Earlier, the Islamabad High Pakistani policewomen arrest an activist of opposition party Tehreek-e-Insaf near the house of Imran Khan in Islamabad yesterday. Court dismissed government challenges to tomorrow’s pro- mail said he had been “arrested Indian cross-border tests, but ordered Khan to hold brutally”, and posted a selfi e pic- the demonstration on a parade ture of the two men smiling on ground far from the city’s main the way to a police station. fi ring kills 4 civilians government and commercial However, the interior minister districts, Geo Television report- swiftly ordered their release. ed. Last week, the government AFP the border dividing Indian- Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui outlawed gatherings of more Muzaff arabad held Kashmir from Pakistan’s also ordered the government to than fi ve people in Islamabad Punjab province, Pakistani of- ensure protection for the fun- and neighbouring Rawalpindi. fi cials said. damental rights of residents of Scores of Khan’s party work- akistan accused India “At least four people in- the capital to go about their daily ers have been arrested since, the yesterday of killing four cluding a woman were killed lives, Geo said. party says. Pcivilians and wound- and six others were injured Khan has threatened to “shut Khan, a former national ing six others in cross-border when Indian troops opened down” Islamabad in his push to cricketing hero, has vowed not fi re, amid heightened tensions fi re across the border in Nakyal unseat Prime Minister Nawaz to back down unless Sharif re- between the nuclear-armed sector,” local offi cial Zeeshan Sharif on grounds of alleged cor- signs, or submits to investiga- rivals. Nisar said. Nakyal lies on the ruption linked to the “Panama tion regarding the “Panama The incident occurred near Line of Control. Papers” leak. Papers” leaks. On Sunday, however, he said Documents from the Pana- his rallying cry to stop the gov- ma-based Mossack Fonseca law Afghan elders killed in suicide attack ernment from functioning was fi rm in April appear to show that not a direct threat, but rather a Sharif’s daughter and two sons A suicide bomber killed at least four people and wounded seven prediction of events if his sup- owned off shore holding compa- at a meeting of tribal elders yesterday in the eastern province of porters fl ooded into the city. nies registered in the British Vir- Nangarhar, Afghan off icials said, blaming Islamic State militants for The political tension has gin Islands. the attack. sparked periodic clashes be- Sharif’s family denies wrong- Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar, the tween PTI supporters and the doing. main stronghold of Islamic State in Afghanistan, said the meeting of police, who have arrested scores Holding off shore companies elders had been called to settle a dispute when the bomber struck. of opposition workers and used is not illegal in Pakistan, but “Elders from Pachiragam district had gathered in Jalalabad city at tear gas to disperse protesters Khan has implied the money was a house to resolve their internal disputes and make a front against defying a citywide ban on public gained by corruption. Daesh but a suicide bomber disrupted the meeting, killed and gatherings. Khan admitted in May that he wounded several people including elders,” he said, referring to Party lawmaker Arif Alvi and himself used an off shore compa- Islamic State. another senior party offi cial, Im- ny to legally avoid paying British According to Malek Ghyas, an elder who was wounded in the attack, ran Ismail, were briefl y detained tax on a London property sale. the bomber first opened fire and then detonated his explosives, yesterday, and bundled into a Pakistan’s Supreme Court is causing many casualties. police van near Khan’s home. set to take up a case regarding Supporters of opposition party Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) hold up teargas cannisters after clashes with police There was no immediate claim of responsibility. On social network Twitter Is- the allegations today. in Swabi yesterday. Imran Khan says mass protest no danger to democracy

Khan’s PTI party planning banned public gatherings ahead cause of the (Dawn leak) — what British tax on a London prop- mass protests tomorrow; of Wednesday’s planned protest have we got to do with it?” erty sale. Khan accuses Pakistan PM of and arrested scores of PTI work- The October 6 Dawn article The ruling party has said it corruption; Pakistan military ers. said top PML-N politicians would take part in an investiga- has history of staging coups He dismissed claims he confronted high-ranking mil- tion, but has rejected the op- wants the army to topple Shar- itary officials and called for position’s formula focused on Reuters if, as it did when Sharif was in the military not to interfere Sharif’s family rather than mak- Islamabad power in the 1990s, and said if civilian authorities tried to ing it broad based. the protests aim to hold the arrest members of anti-India Sharif’s own name did not ap- prime minister to account for militant groups such as Jaish- pear in the Panama Papers. akistani opposition leader alleged corruption. e-Mohamed and Lashkar-e- In 2014, Khan led a months- Imran Khan on Sunday “How can a democrat want Taiba. long occupation that paralysed Pdismissed accusations his the military to come in?,” Khan On Friday, Khan’s support- Islamabad’s government quarter planned shutdown of the na- said. “He has to answer. He can’t ers fought running battles with after rejecting Sharif’s decisive tion’s capital could lead to a mil- hide behind ‘democracy in dan- police in the city of Rawalpindi, election win a year earlier. itary coup, saying Prime Min- ger’.” close to Islamabad. The prospect of similar pro- ister Nawaz Sharif “can’t hide Pakistan’s military has repeat- Scores of PTI party workers tests has hit the local stock behind ‘democracy in danger’” edly refused to comment on to- have been arrested. market, stoking fears of politi- to quash protests. morrow’s planned protests. Khan has accused the police of cal instability just as the sput- Khan, a former national crick- Relations between the PML- brutality, and urged his support- tering economy was starting to et hero, has vowed to bring a N party and the military soured ers to lay low until tomorrow to rebound. million people into Islamabad on earlier this month after a news- avoid arrest. Khan said that unless Sharif Wednesday to paralyse the gov- paper report about a top-level Khan’s latest challenge to agreed to his demands over the ernment and force Sharif either national security meeting an- Sharif’s government is based Panama Papers investigation, to resign or allow an inquiry into gered the army, prompting the on leaked documents from the there was little the government the “Panama Papers” revela- removal of one of Sharif’s cabi- Panama-based Mossack Fonseca could do to make him call off to- tions about his family’s off shore net ministers blamed for the law fi rm that appear to show the morrow’s protests. wealth. leak. Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan speaks with party leaders at his home in Bani Gala, outside prime minister’s daughter and However, he sought to down- Sharif’s ruling PML-N party The tense relations, as well as Islamabad, on October 30. two sons owned off shore hold- play his party’s calls to “lock has accused Khan’s Pakistan the rowing between Sharif and ing companies registered in the down” the city roads and para- Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of Khan, have stirred unease and The attack adds to long-held Expose corruption, expose and when the army comes in they British Virgin Islands and used lyse the capital, something that endangering democracy by at- prompted newspaper edito- suspicions by PML-N support- breaking the laws of the land... welcome them with sweets.” them to buy properties in Lon- prompted the authorities to ban tempting to draw Pakistan’s rial warnings that a descent into ers that Khan is being used by It doesn’t mean I’m asking the Khan blamed Sharif for the don. all public gatherings. powerful military into a political street chaos could trigger mili- the military in a power struggle army to come in.” latest tensions between the gov- Sharif’s family denies wrong- Khan said his previous rallying dispute — a sensitive issue in a tary intervention. with the civilian government, Khan said it is corruption, not ernment and the military, saying doing. cries for supporters to stop the nation where the army has a his- On Sunday, one of Sharif’s which has ceded control of key protests, that threatens democ- Sharif’s allies leaked details of Holding off shore companies is government functioning were tory of staging coups. closest allies, Planning Minister policy areas such as relations racy. the security meeting to the Dawn not illegal in Pakistan, but Khan not a direct threat, but rather a Reuters interviewed Khan Ahsan Iqbal, wrote in the Eng- with India and Afghanistan to “When you have people com- newspaper. insists the Sharif family money prediction. at his plush home in the hills lish-language The News news- the military. ing to power and looting the “They messed it up,” said was gained by corruption. “When you see a million above Islamabad, where he says paper that Khan was “willing to “I don’t need the army,” Khan country, they actually weaken Khan.”They have humiliated the Khan, 64, said in May he people in Islamabad, trust me, the police have him under vir- derail democracy for personal said.”I’m doing what the opposi- the democratic system because army, they’ve exposed the army, used an offshore company the city will shut down,” said tual house arrest after the city gains”. tion is supposed to do. people lose faith in democracy, they’ve ridiculed the army be- himself to legally avoid paying Khan. Gulf Times 24 Tuesday, November 1, 2016 PHILIPPINES

Senators China, Philippines in ‘friendly’ declare war on understanding on shoal: offi cial Internet

AFP ‘trolls’ Manila

By Jeff erson Antiporda he Philippines and China Manila Times have reached a “friendly” Tunderstanding allowing Filipinos to fi sh around a dis- wo senators have called puted shoal seized by Beijing in on the Department of 2012, a senior aide to President TEducation (DepEd) and Rodrigo Duterte said yesterday. other stakeholders to join hands Duterte negotiated the un- in stopping Internet trolls, those derstanding during his recent netizens who start quarrels and meeting in Beijing with Chinese sow discord by posting infl am- President Xi Jinping, said Ma- matory articles or lies online. nila’s national security adviser Senators Paolo Benigno Aqui- Hermogenes Esperon. no and Leila de Lima believe that As a result, he said, in recent concrete action is needed to get days Filipino fi shermen have rid of these troublemakers who been able to fi sh without being spread misinformation in social harassed at Scarborough Shoal media. in the South China Sea while De Lima said the mushroom- Chinese government vessels ing of fake accounts and manu- have patrolled nearby. factured news shows that hack- “There is no agreement... ers, fanatics and spammers have but our president believes that abused the freedom of the In- our fi shermen will no longer ternet to foment lies and hatred be harassed because he already at the detriment of rational dis- brought up this matter” during course. his visit, Esperon told the me- She added that respected in- dia. “The coastguard of China is dividuals such as former presi- there, but their navy is gone. And dent Fidel Ramos and actress now, our fi shermen are no longer Agot Isidro have been subjected being accosted, no longer being to malicious misinformation. forced out, so we can say things De Lima, a critic of President are now friendly,” he added. Rodrigo Duterte, said she was Chinese foreign ministry A fisherman looks at the fishing boats that just returned from the disputed Scarborough Shoal, as they are docked at the coastal village of Cato in Infanta, Pangasinan yesterday. herself the object of a malicious spokeswoman Hua Chunying misinformation campaign de- acknowledged some changes. fi shermen were once more able tion of rights, but they respect signed to destroy her name and “The Chinese side has con- to fi sh at the shoal with the Chi- our traditional rights,” Esperon reputation. tinuously exercised normal nese ships not interfering. added. The senator cited the “news” jurisdiction over Huangyan Is- Esperon stressed that neither Duterte’s predecessor Be- about her buying a $6mn land, and the situation has not country dropped its claim to the nigno Aquino had brought the (P288mn) mansion in New York. changed,” she said in Beijing, shoal, with China insisting on case before the international A cursory check at the address of referring to the shoal by its Chi- its “historical rights”. tribunal which resulted in the the alleged property showed that nese name. China claims most of the resounding victory over China. the mansion was the Barlow- “Relations between China South China Sea despite partial Aquino’s strong opposition Pell Mansion Museum, a popular and the Philippines have com- counter-claims by the Philip- to China’s territorial claims landmark in New York. prehensively improved, and pines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan strained ties with Beijing. “This latest fake news is just under such a situation, China and Vietnam. However Duterte, who was one of the many manufactured has already made some proper Esperon said Duterte’s posi- elected in May, has said he will news and fabricated lies being arrangements with regards to tion was that the Philippines not press the territorial issue maliciously peddled around to issues of concern to President also had “historical rights,” and and instead seek more aid and malign and discredit me. Sadly, Duterte.” that it was also bolstered by an investment from China. truth has become the fi rst casu- China took control of Scar- international tribunal ruling in “There is no resolution, so alty,” de Lima said. borough Shoal, 230 kilometres July that there was no basis for why allow yourselves to be in The senator noted that any west of the main Philippine is- China’s claims to most of the that confrontational position deliberate and malicious attempt land of Luzon, in 2012. South China Sea. when you can talk about eco- to curse, trash, degrade, humili- It had been driving away Fili- He said the two leaders de- nomic relations, trade rela- ate and vex people online should pino fi shermen from the rich cided to sidestep the issue to tions?” said Esperon. not be tolerated. fi shing ground, sometimes us- repair frayed ties. “It is win-win for both but ing water cannon. “There is no talk on territorial this is not to say that we have Fishing boats are pictured during sunset after fishermen returned from fishing at the disputed Scarborough But last weekend Filipino rights, there is no talk on asser- dropped our claim.” Shoal, at the coastal village of Cato. Two Govt eyes ceasefi re Bishops’ group warns public militants agreement with rebels killed in by early next year on fake priests at cemeteries clash with

By Moh Saaduddin area in Cotabato composed of By William Depasupil A priest will only go to the immediately doubt. It’s a red on the Church’s liturgical cal- troops Manila Times/Kidapawan City Muslims, Christians and Lumad, Manila Times cemetery to offer Holy Mass alert that he is a fake. Never endar. But it has become a Fili- stressed that talks between the in honour of all the dead, give him money,” he added. pino tradition to celebrate it government and the NDFP were stressing that clergy do not Secillano advised Catho- instead on November 1, which By Fernan Marasigan fter a second round of being pushed together with the he Catholic Bishops’ have the obligation to go lics to co-ordinate with their is All Saints’ Day. Manila Times talks in Norway, nego- continuation of the peace proc- Conference of the Phil- around the cemetery to bless parish priest or an authorised “November 1 is dedicated Atiators from the govern- ess with the MILF, which now Tippines (CBCP) has graves. representative of the church for prayers to ‘undeclared’ ment and the National Demo- includes the MNLF and other again warned the faithful to “So if somebody who is that has jurisdiction over the Saints or those who were not overnment troops killed cratic Front of the Philippines rebels. be wary of people posing as dressed like a priest and acts cemetery. canonised and offi cially de- two members of the ter- (NDFP), as well as observers, are In Saturday’s gathering, co- priests and off ering their serv- like a priest and off ers to bless He pointed out, however, clared as such by the Vatican. Grorist Abu Sayyaf Group eyeing the signing of a ceasefi re ordinated by Arnel Cipriano ices in exchange for money, the grave of your departed that a priest or a lay minis- Saints who were canonised (ASG) in a fi refi ght in Indanan, agreement before the end of of the Alliance of Concerned as Filipinos begin fl ocking to ones and thereafter asks for a ter may go to the cemetery to have their individual feast Sulu on Sunday, reports reach- January. Teachers-Cotabato, leaders and cemeteries to pay respects to fee, you should be wary. It is a bless a particular grave on a days,” he said. ing Camp Aguinaldo said. A lawmaker who is observ- representatives of various sec- the dead. clear sign that his intention is personal request. “So it’s really on November One of the slain bandits was ing the negotiations urged both tors in Cotabato affi rmed their Fr Jerome Secillano, ex- not to pray for the dead but to “We consider that. We pray 2 when people should go to the recovered by security forces, parties in a forum on Saturday support to peace negotiations. ecutive secretary of the CBCP get your money,” Secillano told and bless the grave but we cemetery to off er prayers and while the other was seen by to work for the early signing of Also present in the forum were Committee on Public Aff airs, Manila Times. don’t ask for a payment. We fl owers to their loved ones,” he troops being carried away by the agreement to allow full im- lawyer Ria Corazon Lano, mem- on Sunday explained that a “It’s okay if somebody goes are not paid for that,” Secillano added. ASG members. plementation during the Duterte ber of the government peace real priest does not peddle his around blessing the graves said. The priest explained that Troops seized an M-16 rifl e, administration and fi nally end panel’s working committee, services inside the cemetery provided that he does not ask Secillano also clarifi ed that the practice of commemorat- an M-203 grenade launcher and the decades-long communist and NDFP consultants Porferio and ask for money to bless the for anything in return. If he the celebration of All Souls’ ing the dead on November 1 an improvised explosive. rebellion. Tuna, Ariel Arbitrario and Eddie dead. asks for money, you should Day falls on November 2 based has become hard to correct. The military said the fi refi ght “We asked both parties to Genelza who were among “po- started around 6.45am after immediately ink the ceasefi re litical prisoners” temporarily residents informed authorities agreement at the end of January released. of the presence of armed men in to begin with the implementa- On Sunday, Ifugao represent- Indanan town. tion in the following months ative Teodoro Baguilat called for A team from the Philippine under the time of the present the representation of indigenous Army’s 11th Scout Ranger Com- administration because we don’t peoples (IPs) in peace negotia- pany was sent to the area and want the next administration to tions with communist and other engaged at least eight bandits, perceive it wrongly and fail us,” rebel groups. killing two of them after a brief North Cotabato representative Baguilat, who is from the Ifu- fi refi ght. Jesus Sacdalan said. gao and Gaddang tribes, made “Acting on information from Sacdalan noted that the the call at the close of the IP local residents about the pres- 1996 fi nal peace agreement be- month marked in October every ence of armed men, elite troops tween the government and the year. from the 11th Scout Ranger Moro National Liberation Front “IPs should be represented as Company immediately sent a (MNLF) was not fully imple- an independent and co-equal patrol and engaged the ban- mented. party in the peace talks, while dit group of about eight men at “It was not realised and until their needs should be top of the 6.45am in a brief fi refi ght before now we are signing never-end- mind when it comes to pro- the ASG scampered away,” said ing agreements,” Sacdalan said. grammes in Mindanao which Brig. Gen. Arnel de la Vega, com- “We saw disgruntled mem- President Duterte wants to fully mander of the Armed Forces of bers of the MNLF that led to the develop during his term,” Bagui- the Philippines (AFP) Joint Task splitting of its ranks, includ- lat said in a statement. Force Sulu. ing the Moro Islamic Liberation “Lumads have as much a The military offi cial said Front (MILF),” he added. right to historical justice and the killing of the two bandits If talks between the govern- patrimony over their resources brought to 38 the total number ment and the NDFP fail, the as their Muslim brothers and of ASG members slain since lawmaker said, “I could see eve- sisters,” Baguilat, former chair- intensifi ed combat operations ryone going back in the moun- man of the House Committee on were launched in July. Scores of tains.” National Cultural Communities, Relatives visit the graves of their deceased loved ones at the Barangka Cemetery in Marikina, east of Manila yesterday, on the eve of ASG members have also been Sacdalan, who represents an added. the traditional All Souls’ Day. wounded. Gulf Times Tuesday, November 1, 2016 25 SRI LANKA/BANGLADESH/NEPAL

ICT to hear charges Mob vandalises temples, against war crimes suspects on Dec 11

By Mizan Rahman On May 19 last year, Rahi- Dhaka ma Khatun, widow of martyr houses in Bangladesh freedom fi ghter Abdur Rah- man of Bailor Munshipara in IANS that around 150 to 200 people angladesh’s Interna- Trishal sub-district in My- Dhaka launched the attacks and van- tional Crimes Tribunal mensingh district, registered dalised at least seven to eight B(ICT) yesterday set De- the case with the District idols of temples in the area. cember 11 to give judgment Cognisance Court-1 against t least 15 temples along Among the temples vandal- whether it will accept charges three people, including with hundreds of Hin- ised were Duttobari temple, against eight war crimes sus- Hannan (70). Adu community houses Nomosomudropara temple, pects, including Jatiya Party The case was fi led with the were vandalised and looted by Jagannath temple, Ghoshpara lawmaker M A Hannan and his senior judicial magistrate an unruly mob in Bangladesh’s temple and Gouro temple. son Rafi que Sazzad. court of Mymensingh under Brahmanbaria district, in the Blaming the Jamaat-Shibir All war crimes suspects be- Section 3 (2) of International aftermath of a social media men for the attack, he said: long to Mymensingh. Crimes Tribunal Act 1973. post allegedly showing disre- “Those who were behind the at- The Jatiya Party is head- Later, magistrate Ahsan Ha- spect towards Islam. Police have tack will be arrested as soon as ed by former president H M bib sent the case to the ICT in fi led two cases against more possible. Already we have de- Ershad. Dhaka. than 1,000 people over Sun- tained six persons in this con- ICT prosecutors pressed the In the case statement, Ra- days attack, a media report said nection.” charges against the eight war hima alleged that Hannan, the yesterday. Several priests were injured in crimes suspects on Sunday. then secretary of Mymensingh The incident occurred on Sun- the attack, the police said. The charges include mass kill- Peace Committee, an anti-lib- day afternoon when hundreds of A large number of security ings, torture and looting. eration organisation, and oth- people armed with locally-made personnel from diff erent agen- On September 20, ICT de- er local collaborators, includ- weapons attacked the Hindu cies including police, Rapid ferred until October 31 the ing Fakruzzaman and Rabbani community at Brahmanbaria’s Action Battalion (RAB), and submission of formal charges of the Pakistani army, held her Nasirnagar upazila, reportedly paramilitary Border Guard against the eight war crimes husband at Bhangnamari Char in response to a Facebook post Bangladesh (BGB) have been de- suspects. in Gouripur sub-district on satirising the Masjid al-Haram, ployed in the area. The other accused include August 9, 1971. the holy site of Muslims. Locals said the incident start- Dr Khandaker Golam Sab- Rahman was later taken Later, two temples in adjacent ed with a Facebook post by one bir Ahmed, Mizanur Rahman to a torture cell set up by the Habiganj’s Madhabpur were also Rasraj Das, son of Jagannath Das Mintu, Harmuz Ali, Fakhruz- Pakistani army on Bangla- attacked. from Harinberh village under In this photograph taken on October 30, residents stand near a vandalised temple in Bangladesh’s eastern zaman, Abdus Sattar and desh Agricultural University The attackers ran amok Haripur Union Parishad, bdnews district of Brahmanbaria. Khandaker Golam Rabbani. campus and Hannan himself through eight Hindu localities, reported. On October 1, 2015, police shot him to death after tor- including Kashipara, Daspara, Police detained Rasraj on Fri- Habiganj district headquar- Club while hundreds of people pained by the attack, which arrested Hannan, JP lawmaker turing him, the complainant Ghoshpara, Duttapara and day immediately after the al- ters and in Nasirnagar. Demon- blocked Sarail-Nasirnagar-La- occurred a day after Kali Puja. from Mymensingh-7 (Trishal) alleged. Jatiya Party pre- Nomoshudropara, said Abdul legation of blasphemy surfaced strations were also announced khai road by torching tyres on SP Mizanur blamed the Jamaat- constituency, along with his sidium member Hannan was Quader, offi cer-in-charge of against him and he was sent to in Habiganj’s Madhabpur, Sunday afternoon. e-Islami and its student wing Is- son in connection with a case elected member of parlia- Nasirnagar Police Station. jail following a court order. bdnews24 reported. Madhabpur Upazila Puja Ud- lami Chhatra Shibir for the attack. fi led for their crimes against ment from Mymensingh-7 Brahmanbaria Superintend- Protests against Rasraj’s post A group of madrassa stu- japon Committee chief Sunil Local citizens yesterday or- humanity during the 1971 constituency (Trishal) in the ent of Police (SP) Mizanur Rah- were held under the banner of dents also demonstrated on the Das said members of the reli- ganised a rally to promote Liberation War, from Gulshan parliamentary elections held man told the Dhaka Tribune ‘Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat’ in premises of Brahmanbaria Press gious minority community were communal harmony. area in the capital. in 2014. Nepal successfully drains risky Police crack down glacial lake near Mount Everest on violent gang

AFP astated by a 7.8-magnitude earth- altitude workers worked in shifts lives of more than 50,000 people Kathmandu quake last year, raising alarm about since April to complete the project, living in nearby villages and even in about the risks of fl ash fl ooding airlifting or using yaks to transport southern districts of the country. As part of the project, early warn- with ‘LTTE link’ from glacial lakes. the equipment. epal has successfully “Draining the lake was on the pri- “A 45m long tunnel was con- ing systems have also been installed drained part of a giant gla- ority of the government because of structed to aid outfl ow of the lake in villages downstream. Agencies The group has been accused of murder, Ncial lake near Mount Ever- its high risk. We have successfully downstream. We have also installed “Our plan is to now replicate Colombo plunder of property and assault of people est, averting risk of a disastrous mitigated a disaster right now,” said a mechanical gate to control the the work in other high-risk glacial and people fear it due to its attacks which fl ood that could have threatened Top Bahadur Khatri, project man- discharge,” said Lieutenant Colonel lakes,” Khatri said. have caused serious injuries to victims thousands of lives, offi cials said ager of the Community Based Flood Bharat Lal Shrestha, who led the Nepal is home to some 3,000 terror gang, believed to be backed by that include two state intelligence opera- yesterday. and Glacial Lake Outburst Risk army team. glacial lakes. the LTTE, is reportedly operating in tives. Some nine police teams including Scientists say climate change is Reduction Project. “Because of the wind, snow In 2014 a major international ASri Lanka’s Tamil-dominated north- the Crime Investigation Department have causing Himalayan glaciers to melt Khatri said that the lake, nearly and thin air, we could work only study warned that glaciers in the Ev- ern district of Jaff na, prompting police to been deployed, the sources said. at an alarming rate, creating huge 150m deep, had its water lowered two or three hours a day. It was a erest region could shrink by 70% or launch a crackdown, a media report said. Jaff na security was heating up due to glacial lakes which could burst by 3.5m after six months of rigor- challenging task,” he said. disappear entirely by the end of the Acts of violence have recently increased the killing of two university students in a their banks and devastate mountain ous work - draining more than 5mn The surface area covered by the century, owing to climate change. in Jaff na suburbs such as Manipay, Kopay police shooting two weeks ago. The police communities. cubic metres of water. lake expanded from 0.4 to 1.01sq A study published by the Kath- and Chunnakam by the sword-wielding said at least two suspected members of the Imja Tsho, located at an altitude The Nepal government worked km between 1984 and 2009, trig- mandu-based International Centre Ava group, police sources said. Ava Group had been arrested. Chairman of 5,010m (16,437ft), just 10kms (6.2 together with United Nations De- gering concerns that it may breach for Integrated Mountain Develop- It is believed this group was being backed of the Northern Provincial Council C V K miles) south of the world’s highest velopment Programme (UNDP) to its banks and fl ood villages down- ment used satellite imagery to show by some politicians and former members Sivgnanam said not only Ava group, there peak, is the fastest-growing glacial drain the lake. stream. how Nepal’s glaciers had already of the LTTE. The group is also said to draw are other criminal gangs that intimidate lake in Nepal. A team of 40 Nepal army person- Experts say that a fl ood would shrunk by nearly a quarter between inspiration from South Indian fi lms. people. The Himalayan nation was dev- nel and more than 100 local high have a catastrophic impact on the 1977 and 2010. Newar community in Nepal celebrates New Year

AFP Kathmandu

anging drums, clanging bells and Bperforming im- promptu street dances, members of Nepal’s ethnic Newar commu- nity rang in the New Year yesterday in colourful style in one of the high- points of their Diwali celebrations. While celebrations for the Hindu festival of lights in neighbouring India re- volve around fi recrack- ers, Nepal’s Hindu Ne- wars mark the occasion - known locally as Tihar - with song and dance performances. The fourth day of Tihar, which fell on October 31 this year, also marks the start of the New Year of the Newars, a cultural- ly-rich ethnic commu- nity indigenous to the Kathmandu valley. Crowds clapped and Nepalese ethnic Newar musicians participate in celebrations for the Newar New Year or ‘Nepal Sambat’ in Kathmandu cheered “Nhu Daya Bhin- yesterday. Nepal Sambat falls on the Tihar (Diwali) festival, one of the biggest of all Hindu festivals. tuna” - meaning happy new year - to welcome their year Basantapur Durbar Square. year,” said Nirab Shrestha, with our culture.” evening, when they pay 1137 as hundreds of peo- “I really enjoy this gather- 45, who joined the celebra- Newars welcome the new tribute to themselves, and ple paraded along Kath- ing to celebrate our new year tions with his family. year with a unique ritual wish for a year of prosperity mandu’s temple-studded together. I try to come every “It helps us connect called “Mha Puja” in the and good luck. Gulf Times 26 Tuesday, November 1, 2016 COMMENT

Chairman: Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Attiyah Production Editor: C P Ravindran We need an ‘energetic’

P.O.Box 2888 Doha, Qatar [email protected] push for global peace Telephone 44350478 (news), 44466404 (sport), 44466636 (home delivery) The thinly-veiled agenda region with the highest energy demand Currently, there are many gas hundreds of billions of dollars, will Fax 44350474 among all the other OECD countries. pipelines under construction in the draw the countries of the region closer of all the important wars of It is a geographical bridge between region. Perhaps the most important to one another, establish fi rmer bonds the last few centuries has the energy reserves and the EU, which of these pipelines is TANAP (the between them and contribute greatly to annually consumes some $300bn worth Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline the stability of the region. been energy of energy. The path of pipelines, which Project), a 7bn investment, which is a With the examples of the pipelines are the most economic and safest way joint project of BOTAS and TPAO of referred to above, Turkey, Russia, By Harun Yahya to transport the needed sources of Turkey and SOCAR of Azerbaijan. Once Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, GULF TIMES energy of the East to Europe, are located completed in 2020, 10bn cubic metres Kazakhstan, Georgia, Greece, Bulgaria, Istanbul on Turkish lands. of 16bn cubic metres of natural gas will Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Jordan Today there are many pipelines be transmitted to Bulgaria and Greece. are being connected to one another nergy is one of operating within Turkey’s borders. The TANAP line will be connected in the long term. For these lines to be the most essential The Iraq-Turkey Crude Oil Pipeline to Europe via Trans Adriatic Pipeline productive, it is imperative to establish Cibulkova proves elements that delivers Northern Iraqi oil to the open (TAP) by means of the agreement peace in those countries located on the Ehumans depend on to survive. seas of the world via the Port of Adana signed between the Azerbaijan State Oil route. It is indispensable for economic Ceyhan Yumurtalik. The 1,491km-long Company and BP (British Petroleum). It is certainly not unheard of that development. It is vital for heating, Iran-Turkey Natural Gas Pipeline, With this line, the Azerbaijani-Turkish the alliances that commence with size and power not food production and manufacturing of built by the partnership of the Turkish energy alliance will be a credible energy economic ambitions will also prosper goods. Petroleum Pipeline Corporation partner for Europe. in the political and diplomatic sense. Energy has also shaped nation states’ (BOTAS), and the National Iranian Gas The Turkish-Russian rapprochement For instance, the EU political alliance foreign policies for centuries. Since the Company (NIGC) delivers natural gas to following the July 15th coup attempt has its roots in the European Coal and everything in tennis 17th century, imperialist powers have Eastern and Central Anatolia. has been instrumental in speeding up Steel Community. In the 19th and 20th been struggling to get their share of the Turkish Stream project, which will centuries, the world suff ered greatly energy resources. Nations have been enable Russia to transmit its gas to from energy wars. Think about modern tennis and the images that established and destroyed in the name Turkey is located in Europe via Turkey instead of through Imperialism has brought nothing come to mind are of players sculpted in gyms, booming of energy. The thinly-veiled agenda of the middle of where Ukraine. but confl icts and war to the Middle serves and acrobatic returns. Size and power are of all the important wars of the last few During his state visit to Turkey, East, the Caucasus and Central Asia. centuries has been energy. 70% of the world’s President Putin stated that their The nations of the region could not paramount importance while deftness is relegated to When we analyse energy in the aim is to render the Turkish lands an resist the ferocious interventions by an added virtue. historical sense, we see coal becoming known oil and energy delivery hub. Over the Turkish themselves and simply gave in. Likewise the basic source of energy during the Stream line, which is one of the today, external threats linger; for this Among the men, Japan’s Kei Nishikori is the only Industrial Revolution. natural gas reserves greatest projects of recent years, with reason, these nations can only resist player in the world top 10 who is under six feet tall, During the Industrial Revolution, its 63bn cubic metres capacity, 50bn those threats by establishing strong coal was the primary source of energy. exist cubic metres of gas will be delivered to alliances. but even he is 5’10”, which is considered above average The two important coalfi elds of Europe, Europe. We hope that these energy for an Asian. Among women, as many as eight players the Ruhr region and the Alsace- With the recent deal made between The Russian-Turkish rapprochement agreements lay the groundwork for Lorraine region, have always been BOTAS and Russia’s Gazexport, the also energised the Gulf States. Aramco, these strong alliances, as the ultimate in the top 10 are 5’8” or better. Which is what makes places of confl icts. At the end of the 1,200km-long Blue Stream Trans-Black the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, goal is the all-embracing alliances Dominika Cibulkova a standout pro in this age of cut- 19th century, coal was replaced with oil Sea gas pipeline carries Russian natural declared its plans for a refi nery focused on humanitarian values and and this transition shifted the centres of gas from Russia to Turkey. Within the investment in Turkey and signed meant to bring peace, ease, security, throat competition. confl ict to the oil zones. framework of the expansion plan, the a preliminary deal with 15 Turkish stability and prosperity for future Slovakia’s Cibulkova struck a blow for smaller players Within 100 years, with natural gas name of the line was later changed to construction fi rms. generations. by winning the season-ending WTA Finals 6-3 6-4 on and nuclear energy taking a share from “South Stream”. Saudi Arabia wants to participate We hope that the centres of energy oil, energy sources have become the With the Interconnector Turkey- in this energy partnership not only that were administered in line with Sunday against Angelique Kerber. centre of world wars. Greece (ITG) System – built within for economic but also for political some particular interests and thus Standing just 1.60 metres (5ft 3inches) tall, Cibulkova Although Turkey meets its the scope of the EU INOGATE reasons and has recently expressed its brought about wars, persecution and energy needs by means of import, it (Interstate Oil and Gas Transport to desire for an alliance with Turkey quite death become the basis of peace and is a throwback to an age when women’s tennis was nonetheless retains special importance Europe) Programme – gas started to be clearly. ease. ruled by smaller players in the geographical sense, for it is transported from Turkey to Greece by These energy projects are extremely What is expected of leaders today are located in the middle of where 70% of the year 2007. important and concrete steps for the the kind of alliances built upon peace, ‘I was just maybe who relied entirely on the world’s known oil and natural gas Meanwhile there are many other establishment of good relations among friendship, compassion and loyalty. their foot speed and reserves exist. active pipelines which have not been the countries in the region and for This is the hope and expectation of stubborn and Also, the Turkish economy is one referred to here operating over Eastern securing peace. thousands of oppressed people losing court craft to win. of the largest energy consumers in the Anatolia. These projects, amounting to their lives on a daily basis. brave. I really Told she was too wanted to play small to make it as a professional, Cibulkova tennis’ ignored the naysayers and went about chasing her dreams with extra determination to prove the doubters wrong. “When I was younger, it was something that motivated me to go forward. A lot of people in the club and around me, they were like, ‘(you’re) too small to play tennis’... but they underestimated me,” Cibulkova told reporters after winning the WTA’s end of year championship, a prestigious tournament restricted to the top eight players in the world. “This is something I was dealing with since I started to play tennis. I think I was always brave with my height. I was just maybe stubborn and brave. I really wanted to play tennis. Nobody could tell me diff erent.” Cibulkova’s surprise victory was also a win for perseverance. Although she made the Australian Open fi nal in 2014, she has been beset with problems ever since. Ranked as low as 66th in the world in February after struggling with injuries in 2015, Cibulkova only just snuck into the WTA Finals when she won this month’s Linz Open in Austria, earning this season’s WTA Comeback Player of the Year award. Candy inspired by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is pictured at a shop in Pasadena, California. She was facing an early exit when she lost her fi rst two round-robin matches in Singapore but suddenly turned things around, winning her third match and This feels like an election in a populist country advancing to the semi-fi nals then beating Svetlana for starting it. Many people I know xenophobia have divided this country Their ideas of an Aryan-ruled Kuznetsova and fi nally Kerber to capture the biggest By Andres Oppenheimer Miami Herald/TNS have decided not to talk about politics like never before in recent history. America, once relegated to the dark title of her career and rise to fi fth in the world. with friends and relatives for fear of Trump has stirred up his nearly all- corners of the Internet, are now closer breaking up close relationships. white audiences with thinly disguised to mainstream politics. “When you struggle and you come back and all your have seen many US elections since For the fi rst time, I don’t see cars racist remarks against Hispanics, A new report by the Los Angeles hard work pays off , that’s why I play tennis and why I I arrived in the United States four with bumper stickers supporting any African Americans and Muslims. And County Commission on Human love sport,” she said. decades ago, but this is the only presidential candidate on the streets the sad thing is, his crowds love it. Relations says hate crimes against Ione that has polarised the country of Miami. Are people afraid that other They loved it when Trump said that Latinos in that city increased by a Cibulkova was presented with the Billie Jean King to the point of ending long-time motorists will curse at them, or that Indiana-born federal Judge Gonzalo whopping 69% last year. trophy and a cheque for $2.05mn, the biggest payday of friendships and straining family ties. somebody will scratch their cars? Or is Curiel is not fi t to rule in the case And an SPLC report titled “The For the fi rst time, this feels like an it that they feel so unenthusiastic about against Trump University because Trump Eff ect”, based on a survey her life, for her Singapore win. It was a perfect riposte election in a populist Latin American the candidates that they won’t publicly “he’s Mexican”. They loved it when he of about 2,000 elementary school by a player who was told she wouldn’t be able to make country. Much like we have seen in endorse any of them? said that Ghazala Khan, the mother teachers, states that the presidential some populist-ruled countries in the of a Gold Star US soldier who died campaign “is producing an alarming it big on the professional circuit. region, a narcissistic demagogue – in combat, didn’t open her mouth level of fear and anxiety among Donald J Trump – is enchanting the Until now, political during her husband’s speech at the children of colour and infl aming racial masses with a hate-fi lled rhetoric civility was a Democratic Convention because she is and ethnic tensions in the classroom”. To Advertise blaming foreigners for his country’s a Muslim woman, implying that she is My opinion: I can’t vote for a problems, and claiming that the distinctive American not allowed to talk. hate-mongering demagogue who [email protected] election is rigged if he doesn’t win. They loved it when he insisted for is supported by neo-Nazi groups, is Display Until now, political civility was a trait several years, until last month, that dividing Americans and talks like he’s distinctive American trait. It was one President Obama was born in Kenya – a above the Constitution. Telephone 44466621 Fax 44418811 of the fi rst things foreigners admired Maybe there are fewer bumper not-so-veiled eff ort to de-legitimise I have seen too many of these Classified when they arrived in this country. stickers here because Florida is a America’s fi rst black president. improvised “saviours of the fatherland” Politicians got angry at one another in swing state, and it’s diff erent in It’s no wonder that neo-Nazi groups in Latin America, and they always end Telephone 44466609 Fax 44418811 Congress, but it was rare to see average solid Republican or overwhelmingly are supporting Trump, as a Mother up destroying their countries. 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atar Airways’ fi rst daily https://www.facebook.com/ partnership with British Air- regularly-scheduled qatarairways/ ways.” QAirbus A350 service to The landing of the A350 Heathrow chief executive London Heathrow arrived in the marked another milestone for John Holland-Kaye added: “We UK on Sunday. the airline as it took place on are delighted to welcome the Introduction of the “state- the same day as the start of a Qatar Airways Airbus A350 to of-the-art” aircraft on the new joint business agreement Heathrow. The A350 is part of route complemented the ex- between Qatar Airways and the new generation of quieter, isting “best of fl eet” on its six British Airways. The agreement cleaner planes, helping us be a daily fl ights from Hamad In- benefi ts customers by off ering a better neighbour while achiev- ternational Airport (HIA), the wider choice of fl ights by code- ing our vision of giving passen- airline said in a press statement sharing on all seven Qatar Air- gers the best airport service in yesterday. ways and British Airways direct the world.” The Qatar Airways Airbus daily fl ights between London The Business Class cabin of A350 joins the airline’s Airbus and Doha, the statement noted. the A350 has 36 seats in a 1-2-1 A380, Boeing 777 and Airbus Qatar Airways Group chief confi guration, while the Econ- Hamad International Airport (HIA) today starts operating its dual trains to reduce travel time through the terminal for both arriving, departing as A330 aircraft currently operat- executive Akbar al-Baker said: omy Class features 247 18-inch well as transferring passengers. Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar al-Baker yesterday led the ribbon-cutting ceremony during the inauguration of the ing the route. “The Qatar Airways Airbus wide seats in a 3-3-3 confi gura- trains. PICTURE: Jayan Orma To mark the occasion, Qa- A350 is one of the most ad- tion. tar Airways followers on so- vanced aircraft in our fl eet, Qatar Airways was the global cial media were able to fol- and it is only right that such launch customer for the Airbus low a live tour of the interior an aircraft serves one of our six A350 XWB in January 2015 and cabin of the A350 while on daily scheduled fl ights from currently operates 11 A350s, the ground at London Heath- Doha to London, a route further with a further 69 on order, across its global network. HIA launches passenger row. The video is available at strengthened by our continued trains inside terminal

From Page 1 of 38 persons per carriage. This 44 second waiting time at each Steering Committee,” al-Meer HIA opened the North Node allows each train to transport up station. Approximate walking said. to operations earlier this year, to 190 passengers at a time. time for the same distance is nine “This is another step towards meeting increasing passenger The two passenger trains will minutes. our commitment of off ering our demand for more fl ights, making be operated simultaneously in a “We are proud to introduce passengers a seamless and eff ort- HIA one of the fastest growing synchronised manner with the this latest service at our airport less journey through our airport. international hub airports in the train system remaining opera- with the help and support of This new service will also facili- world. tional 24 hours a day. the Ministry of Transport and tate the smooth handling of the Qatar Airways’ first daily regularly-scheduled Airbus A350 service to London Heathrow arrived in the UK Each passenger train has fi ve Each trip between the two sta- Communications and the New ever increasing passenger num- on Sunday. carriages with a design capacity tions takes 90 seconds, with a Doha International Airport bers at our terminal,” he added Weather report HBKU hosts university ranking forum Three-day forecast TODAY High: 34 C Low : 24 C for higher education community Hazy to misty at places at first beomes mild daytime with some clouds. amad Bin Khalifa Univer- Institute at the Ministry of Education HBKU, said, the forum gave academic utational rankings. sity ( HBKU) held a Univer- and Higher Education; Qatar Founda- leaders from across Qatar the oppor- Phillip J. Purnell, director of re- WEDNESDAY Hsity Ranking Forum recently, tion for Education, Science and Com- tunity to interact with representatives search and publishing services, from High: 32 C bringing together individuals from munity Development; the Community of major global university ranking or- Times Higher Education, shared in- Low: 25 C universities across Qatar to learn more College of Qatar; the Doha Institute ganisations to gain valuable insights formation on the history of university Sunny about higher education assessment for Graduate Studies; Georgetown into the signifi cant criteria by which rankings, explaining the evolution of metrics for various ranking systems. University in Qatar; Northwestern universities are included in rankings. indicators and providing context to The event featured presentations by University in Qatar; the Police College; Presentations and discussions led the methodology used today, and Dr THURSDAY global academic information provid- Texas A&M at Qatar; as well as fac- by the providers and publishers of glo- Coen van der Krogt, regional director High: 33 C ers Times Higher Education, Round ulty, researchers, and leadership from bal higher education content targeted of research intelligence at Elsevier, of- Low: 25 C University Ranking, QS, and Elsevier. across HBKU’s colleges and research issues faced by universities in the re- fered attendees advice on how to make Sunny The event was attended by repre- institutes. gion and off ered those in attendance comparisons in ranking systems and sentatives from the Higher Education Dr Ahmad M Hasnah, president of with background information on rep- improve their position. Fishermen’s forecast

OFFSHORE DOHA Wind: NW-NE 03-13 KT Waves: 1-3/4 Feet INSHORE DOHA Wind: NW-NE 05-13 KT Woqod extends fuel pump hoses for ‘faster service’ Waves: 1-2 Feet

Around the region atar Fuel Company (Wo- Weather Weather qod) has announced that it today Max/min tomorrow Max/min Qhas completed the exten- Abu Dhabi Sunny 35/23 Sunny 36/22 sion of all its service station hoses Baghdad Sunny 32/17 M Sunny 26/10 allowing customers to get fuel from Dubai P Cloudy 34/25 Sunny 34/24 Kuwait City Sunny 38/23 P Cloudy 36/18 any side of the petrol pump. Manama M Sunny 33/24 Sunny 33/25 “Vehicle manufacturers place Muscat Sunny 31/22 Sunny 31/23 fuel tank fi ller cap openings on one Riyadh Sunny 34/19 Sunny 34/17 side of the vehicle so customers Tehran M Sunny 25/14 M Sunny 21/07 have to choose the correct side of the pump when fuelling. Now, with the longer fuel hoses at Woqod service stations, we can fuel any vehicle from any pump, no matter where the fuel fi ller cap is located,” said Woqod CEO Ibrahim Jaham al- Kuwari. He added: “This will move cus- tomers through our service sta- tions faster and so help reduce the One of the Woqod service stations now equipped with extended fuel pump hoses. waiting time to fuel.” New free transit visa

Around the world Weather Weather today Max/min tomorrow Max/min scheme comes into eff ect Sunny Sunny 19/12 Athens 18/08 Beirut T Storms 22/18 P Cloudy 21/15 From Page 1 country and its hospitality. rivals over the coming months. Once approved, the transit visa will Bangkok T Storms 32/24 T Storms 31/24 Berlin Showers 12/05 Showers 08/01 “This will allow passengers to have a “The tourism industry in Qatar is “Visa facilitation is an important be valid for 90 days from the date of Cairo P Cloudy 27/17 P Cloudy 24/16 free stopover in Doha without any ad- experiencing considerable growth, in- factor in increasing the attractiveness issuance and meant for a single entry Cape Town P Cloudy 26/17 P Cloudy 28/16 ditional charges to their ticket, either spired by the vision of our leadership of a destination, and we encourage into Qatar. Passengers must hold a Colombo T Storms 28/25 S T Storms 29/26 on the outbound or inbound journey. for an economically diverse future. As investors and tourism business own- copy of the pre-approved transit visa Dhaka Sunny 32/24 M Sunny 32/26 P Cloudy P Cloudy 26/19 ers to capitalise on the opportunities at the time of boarding at their airport Hong Kong 27/21 However, passengers travelling from a national fl ag-bearer and an ambas- Istanbul P Cloudy 12/06 Sunny 14/10 the GCC and Middle East on return sador of Qatar around the world, Qa- presented by this development to di- of origin as well as upon arrival into Jakarta T Storms 31/24 S T Storms 32/25 tickets will be able to take a stopover in tar Airways is dedicated to providing versify Qatar’s tourism products and Qatar. Karachi Sunny 36/22 Sunny 36/22 Doha on their outbound journey only passengers with their best experience services.” To maximise on their transit London Cloudy 13/03 M Sunny 11/02 without additional charges,” the state- before, during and after their stay in To apply for a free transit visa, pas- through Qatar, visitors can explore Manila S Showers 32/26 P Cloudy 32/26 Moscow Cloudy -2/-8 M Cloudy -3/-4 ment explained. our country.” sengers must hold a passport that is Discover Qatar stopover packages New Delhi Sunny 31/17 Sunny 31/17 Qatar Airways Group chief executive Hassan al-Ibrahim, chief tourism valid for a minimum of six months off ered by Qatar Airways Holidays. New York M Sunny 15/11 P Cloudy 21/13 Akbar al-Baker said: “Qatar Airways is development offi cer at QTA, added: from the time of arrival in Qatar. A val- These include desert safaris, city Paris Fog 15/08 P Cloudy 11/02 proudly committed to making Doha a “We have witnessed remarkable inter- id e-mail is also required to facilitate tours, visits to Katara – the Cultural Sao Paulo S T Storms 29/19 S T Storms 30/19 Seoul Sunny 07/-2 M Sunny 10/04 world-class tourist destination. Our est in the new transit visa scheme from the visa process, which can be applied Village, Souq Waqif, The Pearl-Qatar, Singapore S T Storms 31/24 T Storms 31/24 collaboration with Qatar Tourism Au- passengers who anticipate a stopover for a minimum of seven days (exclud- museum and art gallery visits, archi- Sydney M Sunny 22/12 Sunny 22/12 thority in setting the new transit visa in Qatar, and expect this interest to ing public holidays) prior to arrival in tectural tours and hotel bookings, the Tokyo Rain 16/11 Cloudy 15/10 enables our passengers to explore the translate into an increase in visitor ar- Qatar and a maximum of 90 days. statement adds. Gulf Times 28 Tuesday, November 1, 2016 QATAR Doha Port welcomes 724 cruise passengers

By Joey Aguilar Doha Port into a special ma- learn more about Qatar’s culture Staff Reporter rine excursion tourist port after and history. transferring all business proc- Qatari cultural performers esses to Hamad Port by end of treated cruise passengers with ore than 700 pas- this year. the traditional (sword) dance and sengers of the luxury The redevelopment of Doha songs at the port’s entrance. Qatari performers welcome cruise passengers with traditional dances and songs. PICTURE: Joey Aguilar Mcruise ship Azamara Port is part of the country’s stra- “It was a lovely and fantastic Journey visited Doha as the ves- tegic aim to achieve the National trip, I enjoy seeing these cultural sel berthed at the Doha Port for a Vision 2030 as it aims to contrib- performances, and also a beauti- day as part of a10-day trip to the ute in making Qatar a vibrant hub ful weather here,” said a Canadi- Gulf region. and a key destination for cruise an tourist, also a fi rst time visitor The 11-deck ship, which came tourism. in Qatar. from Bahrain, was scheduled to Many of the 724 cruise passen- Another American took the leave early today for Abu Dhabi. gers took the Doha city tour while dhow ride and city tour while It is the second of the 32 cruise others opted to visit the northern some of his compatriots went for ships expected to visit Qatar dur- part of the country, particularly a desert safari in Mesaieed. ing the 2016/2017 season. the Al Zubarah Fort. According to Mwani Qatar, In a press statement, Qatar Speaking to Gulf Times, Mar- Azamara Journey is an R-class Ports Management Company garita, an American from Miami cruise ship owned and oper- (Mwani Qatar) said passengers in Florida said she fl ew from New ated by Azamara Club Cruises, were able to disembark with ease York to Dubai for an Arabian a subsidiary of Royal Carib- and received a ‘seamless tourist cruise with her friends. bean Cruises. The ship was built experience’ under the new entry “This is my fi rst time in Qatar in year 2000 for Renaissance procedure, free of charge. and I know there are a lot of de- Cruises as R Six. “The joint eff orts had con- velopments here,” she said. The ship can carry between tributed to facilitate the proce- Part of Margarita’s itinerary 710 and 781 passengers and more dures and provide best services included visiting the iconic Mu- than 400 crew members. Its to the passengers who expressed seum of Islamic Art, Katara – the gross tonnage is 30,277 tons and their satisfaction with the level Cultural Village, Souq Waqif, and has a range of spacious state- of services that accompanied The Pearl-Qatar. rooms or suites, many of which them throughout their stay in the Steve, another American, said feature a private veranda and all port,” it added. he plans to visit some tourist off ering complimentary butler The 11-deck Azamara Journey is the second of the 32 ships expected to dock at the Doha Port this 2016/2017 cruise season. Mwani Qatar wants to develop destinations such as museums to service. PICTURE: Jayan Orma