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Amir to meet US President on Tuesday During the meeting, the two leaders will discuss aspects to develop the existing strategic cooperation between the two countries in various fields and exchange views on the latest developments in the region and the world. The official visit of H H The Amir, which begins on Monday, July 8, will also include meetings with senior administration officials and members of Congress, as well as the signing of agreements and memorandums of understanding on defence, energy, investment and air transport.

QNA & THE PENINSULA partners and strong relations between protection of mutual investments two countries cover almost all areas of among many others. Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al cooperation. Last week, William Grant, Chief of Thani will meet with President Donald The Qatari-US relations have con- Mission and Chargé d’Affaires of the US Trump of the friendly United States of tinuously grown and developed in in Qatar, said that the upcoming visit of America at the White House in Wash- various fields. The United States supports Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al ington DC next Tuesday (July 9). the Qatari diplomatic initiatives on a Thani to the US is expected to be During the meeting, leaders will number of regional issues. important and will build on the long- discuss aspects to develop the existing At the economic level, the State of standing partnership between two coun- strategic cooperation between the two Qatar maintains economic and trade ties tries by further strengthening economic countries in various fields and exchange with the US. Both countries adopt con- and security ties. views on the latest developments in the sistent economic policies. William Grant had said that several region and the world. The State of Qatar is the fourth new agreements including one in the area The official visit of H H The Amir, largest importer from the US in the of trade are expected to be announced which begins on Monday, July 8, will Middle East. and bilateral discussions will be held in also include meetings with senior At the educational and cultural areas of mutual interest such as regional administration officials and members of levels, the Education City in Doha hosts issues during the visit. Congress, as well as the signing of agree- branches of a number of US univer- “The relationship between the US and ments and memorandums of under- sities. The exchange of student between Qatar is active and diverse. His Highness standing on defense, energy, investment the United States and Qatar keeps has visited the US about once a year on a and air transport. increasing. regular routine and that helps both sides In April last year, H H the Amir on his Both countries have also signed a to work the agenda we do in the remaining official visit to the US had met with Pres- number of agreements on economic, months,” said Grant. Answering a question, ident Trump at the White House in which commercial, technical cooperation; Grant acknowledged that bilateral discus- the US President had praised his coun- air transport services; civil aviation sions will focus on matters related to the try’s ties with Qatar. safety; educational, cultural and ongoing blockade imposed on Qatar and Qatar and the US are strategic media cooperation; promotion and issues about Iran.

Second Aspire Prime Minister meets US Congress delegation Summer Camp Qatar welcomes Sudan begins tomorrow deal to form sovereign RAYNALD C RIVERA THE PENINSULA council and civilian govt

After the big success of the inau- QNA & AGENCIES African Union in bridging the gural Aspire summer camp for gap between the parties in the children last year, Aspire Zone The State of Qatar has expressed Sudanese scene was pivotal. The Foundation is all set to kick off great satisfaction at reaching an Ministry of Foreign Affairs of tomorrow its second edition agreement between the Transi- Qatar commends these con- promising much more to offer to tional Military Council and the structive efforts and expresses young participants from sports Forces of the Declaration of its deep gratitude and appreci- to educational tours. Freedom and Change in the ation to the African Union, the Last year’s summer camp brotherly Sudan. statement added. attracted more than 200 children In a statement issued yes- Sudan’s ruling military council and was a hit among parents terday, the Ministry of Foreign and a coalition of opposition and prompting Aspire to organize the Affairs affirmed the State of protest groups have agreed to second edition which is in line Qatar’s welcome for the for- share power for three years and with Qatar National Tourism mation of a three-year sovereign then hold elections. The first 21 Council’s (QNTC) Summer in council and the formation of a months will be led by the military Qatar (SiQ) programme. civilian government of compe- and the final 18 months by “Following the huge tencies, which Qatar hopes civilians. The sovereign council success of Aspire’s first would ensure real represen- would include five military Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met yesterday summer and winter camps last tation of the Sudanese people in figures and five civilians, with an with a delegation from the US Congress headed by Congressman Ted Deutch, Member of the House of year, and the positive feedback their various directions in additional civilian member Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee, and Chairman of Middle East, North Africa, International we received from parents addition to the continued func- agreed by the two sides, and that Terrorism Subcommittee. They reviewed cooperation between the State of Qatar and US and means requesting to bring back such tioning of the state organs. the deal would be finalised by to bolster them in addition to a number of regional and international issues of common concern. an active beneficial experience The role played by the Monday. `P3 their kids had at Aspire, we are bringing back the second edition of the 2019 summer camp for kids, which is Impounded vehicles can be claimed from municipal office scheduled to take place from July 7 to 31,” Nasser Abdulla Al SANAULLAH ATAULLAH campaign which began last week give three days grace period to municipal officers make heavy machinery and Hajri, Director of Communi- THE PENINSULA from Old Airport. the owners of abandoned inspection visit on daily basis on equipment. cation and PR at Aspire Zone To claim the vehicles, the vehicles after putting warning roads and residential areas The Joint Committee for Foundation, told The The Ministry of Municipality and Ministry said that as per the pro- stickers to remove them in a bid across the country to curb on Impounding Abandoned Peninsula. Environment represented by the cedures the motorists are to avoid impounding. However, abandoned vehicles,” said Al Vehicles was reconstituted by Aspire Summer Camp, which Joint Committee for Impounding required to visit to the respective the law does not give any grace Mesifari. a decision by the Minister of runs from this Sunday until the Abandoned Vehicles has asked municipality office, then to the period and the municipality is He said that about 700 Municipality and Environment end of the month, will allow boys the motorists to visit the Mechanical Equipment authorised to remove such impounded vehicles are being dated February 17, 2019. The and girls aged between 6 to 13 municipal office to claim their Department and finally to the vehicles immediately. claimed every month. “Motorists Committee consists of six years to experience Aspire’s impounded vehicles during given Tow Yard. Speaking to The Peninsula, are given six month grace period members. world-class sports facilities first- period. The campaign was recently Assistant Director of Mechanical to claim their impounded Brigadier Ali Salman Al hand and engage in other edu- A hotline No. 44348832 has launched to enforce the public Equipment Department, vehicles after paying the fine Hassan Al Mohannadi - Internal cations activities. been put up to provide infor- hygiene law which stipulates that Marzouq Mubarak Al Mesifari QR1,000 per vehicle as per the Security Force (Lakhwiya) Saleh Aspire summer camp is mation about impounded abandoned vehicles are those said that abandoned vehicles provision of the public hygiene Hasan Saleh Al Kuwari, Director organised in partnership with vehicles during official time. parked at public places, road- distort the beauty of the cities law,” said Al Mesifari . of the Department of Natural the Cultural Village Foundation According to the Ministry, over sides, footpaths even in front of and hinder the cleaning oper- He said that the owners of Reserves at the Ministry of –Katara, Kidzania, National one hundred abandoned vehicles houses covered with dusts ation. He said that motorists left impounded vehicles are also Municipalities and Environment Museum of Qatar, the Cage were taken Tow Yard of Aban- causing visual pollution or put their cars at one place for weeks being charged QR500 as towing are appointed as head and Sport, Planet Medical Center doned Vehicles in Al Mashaf and traffic safety at risk. long or about a month. fee for light vehicles, QR800 for deputy head of the committee and the STEM Xplorers. `P3 Al Wakra during a major The authorities concerned “Under the campaign, the heavy vehicles and QR2,000 for respectively. 02 HOME SATURDAY 6 JULY 2019

PRAYER TIMINGS OFFICIAL NEWS FAJR 03. 20 AM SHOROOK 04. 49 AM Amir condoles with Russian President ZUHR 11. 39 AM MAGHRIB 06. 30 PM DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh ASR 03.02 PM ISHA 08. 00 PM Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Deputy Amir H H Sheikh WEATHER TODAY Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani sent yesterday cables of con- dolences to the President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation, on the victims of a Russian deep-water research submarine near the Arctic. The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Kha- lifa Al Thani also sent a cable of condolences to the Prime Minister of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev. QNA Amir sends congratulations to Algerian President

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah met DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh on Thursday with a delegation of US Congress led by Congressman Ted Deutch, Member of the US House of Tamim bin Hamad Al Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee, currently visiting Doha. Thani and Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdul- lah bin Hamad Al Thani Deputy PM meets US Congress delegation sent yesterday cables o o of congratulations to 35 C 45 C QNA Attiyah met on Thursday currently visiting Doha. means to bolster these rela- the President of Algeria, Minimum Maximum DOHA with a delegation of US The meeting addressed a tions. The meeting also Abdelkader Bensalah, on Congress led by number of topics of mutual dealt with the latest the occasion of his coun- The Deputy Prime Minister Congressman Ted Deutch, interest to the two sides, in regional developments, try’s Independence Day. Hot daytime with slight dust to blowing and Minister of State for Member of the US House of addition to the strategic most importantly the situ- The Prime Minister and Inte- dust over more areas. Defence Affairs H E Dr Representatives’ Foreign relations between the State ation in Libya and Qatar’s rior Minister, H E Sheikh

Khalid bin Mohammad Al Affairs Committee, of Qatar and the US and efforts in Gaza. Abdullah bin Nasser bin

HIGH TIDE 05:48–19:26 LOW TIDE 02:32 – 13:29 Khalifa Al Thani, also sent Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department a cable of congratulations to Prime Minister of Alge- ria, Noureddine Bedoui, on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day. QNA Nama launches 3rd edition of ‘Sama Nama’ Amir sends THE PENINSULA active solutions with regular greetings to President DOHA support and guidance from of Venezuela Nama and the programme The Social Development Center supervisors. DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh (Nama) has launched the first As for the workshops and Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani phase of the third edition of the courses that will be included in and Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Sama Nama programme with the the programme, the Director of Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani participation of 20 participants. Community Services at Nama and Prime Minister and Inte- The programme aims to pointed out that there are basic rior Minister H E Sheikh develop the abilities of young workshops on how to set up Abdullah bin Nasser bin Kha- people and invest their energies social entrepreneurship projects, lifa Al Thani sent yesterday through a variety of activities in addition to workshops on cables of congratulations to that have been carefully chosen leadership skills, effective com- President of Venezuela, Nico- to suit their needs and motivate munication, critical thinking and las Maduro, on the occasion A session during the third edition of the Sama Nama programme. them to compete positively to innovation. The Sama Nama pro- of his country’s Independence promote creative and ingenious an intensive training period both currently held at the Qatar project development phase is the gramme was established to Day. QNA initiatives that serve the inside and outside Qatar to train Finance and Business Academy, most important phase of training. develop young Qatari social community. young people on the concept of followed by a practical training During this phase, the partici- entrepreneurs who will be the Amir congratulates Maryam bint Abdullatif Al social entrepreneurship from an programme to be held in Turkey pants present their projects and nucleus of change in society Mannai, Director of Community academic perspective.” and, finally, the third phase begin working on them inde- through social entrepreneurial President Services at NAMA, said: “The She said that the third edition which is a three-month project pendently to generate resources projects that will have positive of Cape Verde third edition of the Sama Nama consists of three phases, the first development training period. and knowledge, assess the needs impact on society and will assist programme is characterised by being the theoretical phase Al Mannai added that the of the community, and provide in solving social problems. DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani AJ+ wins Capital Emmy sent yesterday cables of con- gratulations to the President THE PENINSULA National Capital Chesapeake of Cape Verde, Jorge Car- DOHA Bay Chapter of the National los Fonseca, on the occasion Academy of Television Arts & of his country’s Independ- AJ+ was honoured with a Capital Sciences, in recognition of out- ence Day. The Prime Minister Emmy in the category of standing achievements in tele- and Interior Minister H E Historic/Cultural — Program vision production. The chapter Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Feature/Segment for their covers Maryland, Virginia and bin Khalifa Al Thani also sent Untold America’s story “Inside Washington DC. a cable of congratulations to A Deaf School’s Fight For Civil “We’re so grateful that the Prime Minister of Cape Verde, Rights”. Capital Emmy has recognised Ulisses de Pina Correia e Silva, The piece takes the audience this piece that features the Deaf on the occasion of his coun- to Gallaudet University, an insti- community, whose stories don’t try’s Independence Day. QNA The participants during the 6th Continuing Professional Development (CPD) event at Concorde Hotel. tution of higher education for often get told. We’re especially deaf and hard of hearing indi- proud of this piece because of Qatar condemns viduals that has become the the lengths we went to make it southern Turkey centre of the deaf community in accessible to a Deaf audience,” IIQS-Qatar conducts 6th CPD event the United States. It is part of a said Maggie Beidelman, Senior car explosion larger series entitled “Deaf in Producer of Untold America. THE PENINSULA Manager, Qatar Design Con- from QDC. The audience found America”, which aims at making Along with Maggie, Producers DOHA sortium (QDC), delivered a these lectures beneficial. DOHA: The State of Qatar visible the lives and stories of Emily Gibson and Jun Stinson, lecture on air-conditioning of Venkata Narasimha Reddy, has strongly condemned the members of the US deaf com- Editor and Cameraman Michael The Indian Institute of Quantity FIFA 2022 stadiums covering the IIQS-Qatar Treasurer, welcomed explosion that took place in munity in an inclusive and com- Nguyen, Animator Marisa Cruz Surveyors - Qatar Chapter (IIQS- planning, design and engi- the attendees. The speakers were southern Turkey’s Reyhanli, pelling way. The series was pro- and Executive Producer Sarah Qatar) conducted its 6th neering aspects maintaining felicitated by Sunil Kamalaksha, Hatay and left three people duced for AJ+’s Untold America, Nasr were part of the team that Continuing Professional Devel- ambient temperature for spec- IIQS-Qatar Sports / Recreation killed and others injured. a show that explores underrep- produced this award-winning opment (CPD) event of the year tators and players in stadiums. Committee, Kiran, IIQS-Qatar The Ministry of Foreign resented, forgotten and misun- story. 2019 at Concorde Hotel recently. This was followed by a General-Secretary, and Anshul Affairs renewed, in a state- derstood communities in the US. This is the second regional This event was attended by lecture on introduction of fire Gupta, IIQS-Qatar President, ment released yesterday, The Capital Emmy is a Emmy for AJ+’s Untold America close to 40 members and guests. alarm systems by Nithin Sath- who also delivered the vote of the State of Qatar’s rejec- regional Emmy, awarded by the show. Subroto Mukherji, Executive yasheelan, Sr. ELV Engineer, also thanks. tion of violence and terrorism regardless of its motives and reasons. The Ministry confirmed the QRCS launches last phase of quality management system accreditation project State of Qatar’s solidarity QNA Qatar Red Crescent, in a resources and raise the level of quality management system challenges facing the humani- with the Turkish govern- DOHA statement, referred to the efforts satisfaction and loyalty of ben- accreditation aims to obtain the tarian sector around the world ment and its support for of its officials and its various eficiaries and partners, which is ISO certification under the in general and in the region in any measures to be taken to Qatar Red Crescent Society sectors in the framework of the consistent with Qatar National supervision of the QRCS Strategic particular, and this requires sig- preserve security. The state- (QRCS) has launched the latest responsibility placed on them, Vision 2030. Management Office, where reg- nificant changes in the context ment also expressed the phase of the ISO Quality and in view of the importance it QRCS Secretary-General Ali ulatory and legal requirements and regulatory and operational condolences of the State of Management System Accredi- attaches to the Qatari humani- bin Hassan Al Hammadi, said in and operational risks are being aspects of humanitarian action, Qatar to the families of the tation project as an important tarian action system, which his speech that QRCS was able finalized in various areas and with the aim of confirming cred- victims, the government, part of its long-term work seeks to adopt and implement to fulfill many of the standard placed within an internationally ibility, increasing internal capac- and people of Turkey, wish- strategy to enhance its position the best quality standards in requirements within this project. recognized standard framework. ities and enhancing QRCS pos- ing the injured a speedy locally, regionally and interna- order to enhance the work effi- He pointed out that the He noted that the launch of itive image inside and outside recovery. QNA tionally. ciency, improve human launch of the last phase of the this project coincides with the Qatar. SATURDAY 6 JULY 2019 HOME / MIDDLE EAST 03 QU participates in global study on cardiac rehab THE PENINSULA Just one in 12 heart attack victims globally cardiovascular disease, the patients that need it. We need programs should offer this DOHA receive rehabilitation to prevent another event, leading killer worldwide. The capacity to treat 6,811 more service,” said Dr. Supervia, lead protocol of this global survey was patients every year,” he says. author of the sister paper, from The Qatar University (QU) partic- according to the first ever audit of cardiac endorsed by several interna- Professor Asmaa Al Thani, Gregorio Marañón General Uni- ipated in a global study showing rehabilitation around the world, undertaken tional organisations, including Dean of College of Health Sci- versity Hospital in Spain. gross cardiac rehabilitation by the International Council of Cardiovascular the World Heart Federation. ences, Qatar University, “Likewise, programs require insufficiency worldwide. Prevention and Rehabilitation (ICCPR). Over 18 “This is a call for govern- expressed the University’s more consistent provision of Just one in 12 heart attack ments and policy-makers to support for such research, which return-to-work support, such as victims globally receive rehabil- million more spots are needed every year. support cardiac rehab pro- serves the global health. “This is negotiating modified work or itation to prevent another event, grams,” said lead author Asst. an important global study that part-time employment to help according to the first ever audit Prof. Turk-Adawi from QU. underlines a gap in health patients maintain a rewarding of cardiac rehabilitation around family quantifying how much was led by Professor Sherry “Every patient with heart disease services worldwide. Qatar Uni- life and financial stability, while the world, undertaken by the rehab capacity exists in relation Grace of York University/Canada, has the right to have a place in a versity supports national and reducing the negative impact of International Council of Cardi- to the need in every country of and three primary investigators: cardiac rehab program. It is sad international efforts to mitigate cardiovascular disease on the ovascular Prevention and Reha- the world, and the quality of pro- Dr. Karam Turk Adawi from to see patients dying at young the adverse effects of major economy.” bilitation (ICCPR). Over 18 grams in countries where it does Qatar University, Qatar; Dr. ages from this preventable health issues like heart disease.” Professor Grace said million more spots are needed exist. The region of Africa is Francisco Lopez-Jimenez from disease, especially in developing The almost 6,000 pro- advocacy is needed for more every year. greatly in need of more pro- Mayo Clinic, USA; and Dr. Marta countries, while they can benefit grammes that did exist generally programmes that are reimbursed Senior author Prof. Sherry grammes and India, China and Supervia from Gregorio Marañón from the program.” met the minimum recommended by public healthcare systems or Grace of York University and Russia each need millions more General University Hospital, Turk-Adawi reports the sit- standards, offering an average private healthcare insurance. She University Health Network, rehabilitation spots to treat the Spain. uation is the same in the Middle of nine out of the 11 core compo- continued, “Increased capacity Canada says, “Almost half of average number of patients that The papers report on the East, where only half of coun- nents, but this varied by region. could also be achieved by deliv- countries around the world have develop heart disease each year first-ever audit of cardiac rehab tries offer rehab programs, and There was patchy delivery of ering more unsupervised pro- absolutely no rehab programmes currently. Unfortunately, that programmes globally, under- 2,079,283 more rehab spots are interventions to stop smoking, grams, for example, by exploiting and people will be dying unnec- number is expected to grow. taken in response to calls by needed every year to treat new manage stress and support technology through home-based essarily without them.” The two papers are a culmi- international organisations cases of heart disease. “In Qatar, return-to-work. “Tobacco ces- cardiac rehabilitation, which was Two papers reporting on the nation of three years of effort including the World Health despite having a well-established sation is one of the most effective only offered in 38 countries. global audit were published in amongst a global collaborative Organisation, for implemen- program with good quality and ways to reduce the risk of heart Delivery in these settings is just the journal EClinicalMedicine of team of 60 investigators and tation of preventive strategies to a plan for its expansion, there is attacks and prolong survival, so as effective at reducing death in the prestigious Lancet journal other collaborators. The research reduce the burden of only one spot for every 37 heart all cardiac rehabilitation heart patients.” Seminar by AJCS, Doshisha Trial run of Green Metro Line University discusses regional developments

THE PENINSULA countries provide most of DOHA Japan’s energy needs. Another theme of the Al Jazeera Centre for Studies seminar was China’s and Japan’s (AJCS) and Doshisha University relations with the Middle East in Japan held a joint seminar to and Africa. The seminar pan- discuss several dynamics in the elists proposed a comparative Middle East and Gulf regions on vision of the two countries’ pol- June 25, 2019 in Kyoto. icies towards the two regions, in The one-day event, which terms of the economy, invest- gathered a number of Arab and ments, and diplomatic Japanese researchers, focused relations. on current political devel- As a second wave of the 2011 opment, such as the long- Arab Uprisings, recent protests awaited ‘Deal of the Century’, in Sudan and Algeria were also and the recent shifts in energy, debated in the seminar, notably both oil and natural gas. the rise and demands of popular The participants examined movements, military-civilian the impact of the ‘Deal’ on the relations, and the contested A metro train approaching a station near the Mall of Qatar as part of a trial run of Green Line. PIC: ABDUL BASIT / THE PENINSULA region in the context of the political legitimacy. dilemma of the Palestinian The case of Libya as divided cause and the future of the two- by two power centres in Tripoli Qatar welcomes Sudan deal to form sovereign council, civilian govt state solution. They also and Tubrouk, was also discussed FROM PAGE 1 addressed the emerging new as case of armed escalation and support of the unity, stability and council and a government of of change, the other political and crisis relations between the complexity induced by foreign The Ministry said Qatar sovereignty of Sudan. technocrats. civil movements. United States and Iran after intervention. The final panel was hopes the agreement would Meanwhile, the Arab League The Arab league Secretary Such a spirit has led to the Washington’s withdrawal from devoted to ongoing dynamics in realise the aspirations of the also expressed admiration of the General, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, consensus among the Sudanese, the Nuclear Deal fourteen the Middle East in light of the US brotherly Sudanese people and settlement worked out between expressed in a statement appre- he said, expressing confidence months ago; and the ramifica- foreign policy, the trajectory of their just demands for freedom, the transitional Sudanese mil- ciation for the positive and con- that they would be able to pursue tions of this tension on energy Arab uprisings in the medium peace and justice, stressing the itary council and the forces of structive spirit, demonstrated by the process for transfer to security, while the Gulf and long terms. firm position of the Qatar in freedom on forming a ruling the council, leaders of the forces democracy. HBKU’s College of Islamic Studies participates in UK conference Second Aspire Summer Camp THE PENINSULA guages, Cultures and Societies. focus on the region. CIS led a Religious Networks to the Gulf: A audience. The papers presented DOHA Under the theme ‘Joining the session on ‘Histories of Islam in Study of the Barelwi AP combined historical and anthro- from tomorrow Dots: Interdisciplinarity in Middle the Gulf’, with a presentation by Movement in Qatar (1980s- pological methods and insights, FROM PAGE 1 The College of Islamic Studies East Studies’, the conference Dr Alexandre Caeiro, CIS asso- 2010s)’; and Bushra Salaebing fitting wonderfully with the con- (CIS) at Hamad Bin Khalifa aimed to advance interdiscipli- ciate professor, on ‘The Politics of addressing ‘Transformations of ference’s emphasis on “The camp’s programme University (HBKU) participated in narity as vital in understanding Islamic Law in the Gulf: Islamic Religious Knowledge in a interdisciplinarity.” includes a variety of activities, the 2019 Annual BRISMES the interconnectedness of the Institutions and Nation-Building Diasporic Setting: The Case of the The conference provided a including athletics, gymnastics, Conference, in Leeds, UK, social, cultural, political and eco- in Twentieth Century Qatar’. Stu- Patani Meccan Community platform for Middle Eastern aerobics, long jump, tennis, recently. nomic structures and conditions dents from CIS also contributed (1950s-2010s)’. Studies scholars to engage in open badminton, swimming lessons The conference was hosted by throughout the Middle East and to the discussions, including Reem Dr. Caeiro said, “BRISMES and wide-ranging debate on good and training sessions in bas- the British Society for Middle North Africa. It also explored how Al Sada, who spoke on ‘The Reli- provided an excellent opportunity practice in interdisciplinary ketball, handball, taekwondo, Eastern Studies and the University disciplinary silos can be overcome gious and the Political in Sheikh for CIS graduate students to share design and research, their chal- football and volleyball. of Leeds’ Arabic, Islamic and in favour of communication Qassim Al Thani’s Writings’; the results of the research they lenges, as well as their potential Children will also have the Middle Eastern Studies (AIMES) between humanities, social sci- Ashraf Thachara Padikkal on ‘The conducted for their MA thesis with for unlocking the complexities of chance to take part in educa- Department in the School of Lan- ences, and language studies that Transplantation of South Asian an international scholarly the region. tional field trips to destinations across Doha, including the Al Thuraya Planetarium at the Cultural Village Foundation – Turkey slams Washington Post Turkey: Two dead in blast Katara, the National Museum of Qatar and Kidzania,” said near border with Syria Nasser Abdulla Al Hajri, over PKK terrorist’s op-ed Director of Communication AP was in serious condition. Soylu and PR at AZF. ANATOLIA commitment of the international a terrorist organisation by the US ANKARA said the explosion was caused Aspire Summer Camp is one ANKARA community in the fight against and European Union, openly by a hand-made bomb which of the many summer camps and terrorism, the statement said. produces terrorist propaganda A bomb went off in a car near went off while the car was in community engagement activ- Turkey denounced the US-based The statement also stressed and violates US laws, Turkish Turkey’s border with Syria transit. He said all three Syrians ities organised by schools, gov- Washington Post newspaper for that there should be no discrim- presidential spokesman Ibrahim yesterday, killing two Syrians were legally registered in ernment institutions and publishing an article by Cemil ination between terrorist organ- Kalin said in a written statement. who were inside the vehicle, Turkey. He did not identify private companies which are Bayik, one of the leaders of the isations in the fight against Asserting that this article did Turkey’s interior minister said. them. an important part of SiQ’s wide PKK terrorist organisation. terror. not fall under the category of A third Syrian was injured. It is clear that there was a array of offerings. “A head terrorist of the PKK It underlined that this freedom of press and expression, Turkish President Recep bomb inside the vehicle,” Concerts, family shows, — listed as a terrorist organi- approach is a tool for the PKK’s Kalin said the daily’s actions Tayyip Erdogan said the Erdogan said. “The findings at game parks, comedy festival sation by many countries, terrorist propaganda and is were tantamount to publishing explosion appeared to be the moment indicate that it and mall entertainment in including the US, and which has incompatible with the sensitivity an article from a member of Al terror-linked. was... linked to terrorism.” In addition to shopping, hospi- brutally massacred tens of thou- displayed towards IS, Al Qaeda Qaeda or IS. The blast occurred inside a 2013, two car bomb attacks in tality and travel promotions and sands of innocent people – has and other terrorist To portray one of the leaders car some 750 metres from a Reyhanli killed 52 people, raffle draws are among the brazenly engaged in terrorist organisations. of a terrorist organisation as the local government office in the including Syrian refugees. many features of this year’s SiQ propaganda by using The Wash- “This approach is a new and representative of the Kurds is, border town of Reyhanli, in Turkey blamed Syria’s intelli- which runs until August 16. ington Post,” the Turkish Foreign serious example of hypocrisy in above all, an insult to the Kurds, Hatay province. gence agency for the attack. QNTC has partnered with Ministry said in a statement. the fight against terrorism,” the Kalin said. Earlier, Erdogan said three Turkey was also hit by a over 30 public and private This publication has violated statement added. He stressed that Turkey Syrians were killed in the wave of attacks in 2015 and 2016 sector entities for the SiQ as the principle of “preventing the The Washington Post pro- would continue to fight against explosion, but Interior Minister blamed on the Islamic State part of its strategy to enrich and promotion of terrorism”, which vided space for a terrorist who all forms of terrorism and its Suleyman Soylu later said only group and Kurdish militants that diversify the country’s tourism is the most important is a member of a group listed as supporters. two were killed. The third Syrian killed around 300 people. offering. 04 MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA SATURDAY 6 JULY 2019 Iran threatens British shipping in retaliation for tanker seizure

REUTERS helicopter on the moving vessel in pitch United States ignored their pleas and than permitted from July 7. to believe the Grace 1 was carrying crude LONDON/DUBAI darkness. pulled out of a pact between Iran and The Grace 1 was impounded in the oil to the Baniyas refinery in Syria. It made The move escalates a confrontation world powers that gave Tehran access British territory on the southern tip of no mention of the ownership of the vessel An Iranian Revolutionary Guards between Iran and the West just weeks to global trade in return for curbs on its Spain after sailing the long way around or the origin of its cargo. commander threatened yesterday to after the United States called off air nuclear programme. Africa from the Middle East to the mouth Shipping experts say it may have seize a British ship in retaliation for the strikes minutes before impact, and Over the past two months, Wash- of the Mediterranean, a route that dem- been avoiding the more direct route capture of an Iranian supertanker in draws Washington’s close ally into a ington has sharply tightened sanctions onstrates the unusual steps Iran appears through the Suez Canal, where a big Gibraltar by Royal Marines. crisis in which European powers had against Tehran with the aim of halting to be taking to try to keep some exports tanker would typically be required to “If Britain does not release the striven to appear neutral. its oil exports altogether. The moves flowing. unload part of its cargo into a pipeline Iranian oil tanker, it is the authorities’ Tehran summoned the British have largely driven Iran from main- The Gibraltar spokesman said the to cross, potentially exposing it to duty to seize a British oil tanker,” ambassador on Thursday to voice “its stream markets and forced it to find 28-member crew, who have remained seizure. Mohsen Rezai said on Twitter. very strong objection to the illegal and unconventional ways to sell crude. on board the supertanker, were mainly If officials in Gibraltar have not fully The Gibraltar government said the unacceptable seizure” of its ship, a move The confrontation took on a military Indians with some Pakistanis and established the nature of the cargo or crew on board the supertanker Grace 1 that also eliminated doubt about the dimension in recent weeks, with Wash- Ukrainians. Police and customs officials the final destination, they could in the were being interviewed as witnesses, ownership of the vessel. ington accusing Iran of attacking ships remained on board the vessel to carry coming days ask a court for permission not criminal suspects, in an effort to Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas in the Gulf and Iran shooting down a US out their investigation, but the Royal to hold the vessel for longer. establish the nature of the cargo and its Mousavi said the crude oil cargo was drone. President Donald Trump ordered, Marines were no longer present. Olivier Dorgans, an economic sanc- ultimate destination. from Iran. The ship’s paperwork had then cancelled, retaliatory strikes. While the European Union has not tions expert at Hughes Hubbard & Reed British Royal Marines abseiled onto said the oil was from neighbouring Iraq, With nuclear diplomacy at the heart followed the United States in imposing law firm in Paris, said the British move the ship off the coast of the British ter- but tracking data reviewed by Reuters of the crisis, Iran announced this week broad sanctions against Iran, it has had appeared intended to send a warning ritory on Thursday and seized it over suggested it had loaded at an Iranian it had amassed more fissile material measures in place since 2011 that pro- to the Iranians that if they pushed on accusations it was breaking sanctions port. European countries have walked than allowed under its deal, and said it hibit sales of oil to Syria. Gibraltar said with their nuclear breaches, European by taking oil to Syria. They landed a a careful line since last year when the would purify uranium to a higher degree on Thursday it had reasonable grounds countries would act. Sudan’s military council, oppn agree to share power

REUTERS After a second straight day of discussions, the KHARTOUM two sides agreed in the early hours of yesterday to “establish a sovereign council by rotation Sudan’s ruling military council between the military and civilians for a period and a coalition of opposition and protest groups have agreed to of three years or slightly more,” African Union share power for three years and mediator Mohamed Hassan Lebatt said. then hold elections, in a deal that brought thousands of people onto the streets to celebrate. 18 months by civilians, according biggest challenge is to provide The deal has revived hopes to a statement from the Sudanese trust between the parties to for a peaceful transition of power Professionals Association (SPA), implement the agreement,” he in a nation plagued by internal which has spearheaded the pro- said, adding that the government conflicts and a deepening eco- tests. It said the sovereign would face high expectations and nomic crisis in the wake of nearly council would include five mil- major economic challenges. three decades of rule by Omar al- itary figures and five civilians, The streets of Omdurman, Bashir, who was ousted in April. with an additional civilian Khartoum’s twin city across the Relations between the mil- member agreed by the two sides, Nile River, erupted in celebration itary council that took over from and that the deal would be when the news broke, a Reuters Sudanese people celebrating in the streets of Khartoum after ruling generals and protest leaders Bashir and protest groups broke finalised by Monday. witness said. Thousands of announced they have reached an agreement on the disputed issue of a new governing body, in down when security forces killed The deal also includes the people of all ages took to the Khartoum, yesterday. dozens of people holding a sit-in formation of an independent streets, chanting “Civilian! on June 3. But African mediators technocratic government and a Civilian! Civilian!” against injustice,” said Shihab education. We want a better life,” anyone,” said Dagalo, who is brokered a return to direct talks transparent, independent inves- Young men banged drums, Salah, a 23-year-old unemployed said 54-year-old vegetable seller widely known as Hemedti. following huge protests against tigation into violent events in people honked their car horns, engineering graduate carrying a Abdullah Saleh. The FFC accuse the RSF of the military on Sunday. recent weeks. and women carrying Sudanese national flag. “Our goal is to General Mohamed Hamdan leading the operation to crush After a second straight day The sides agreed to postpone flags ululated in jubilation. achieve freedom and justice and Dagalo, the military council’s last month’s sit-in. Opposition of discussions, the two sides the establishment of a legislative However, some were slow to find jobs for young people. Civilian most prominent member and the medics say more than 100 people agreed in the early hours of yes- council. They had previously said learn of the deal because of an rule and democracy are the future head of the paramilitary Rapid were killed in the dispersal and terday to “establish a sovereign the Forces for Freedom and internet cut ordered by the mil- of Sudan.” Support Forces (RSF), was among subsequent violence. The gov- council by rotation between the Change (FFC) coalition would take itary last month. Bashir was ousted after 16 those announcing the deal. ernment put the death toll at 62. military and civilians for a period two-thirds of a legislative coun- “This agreement opens the weeks of protests triggered by a “We would like to reassure Amnesty International of three years or slightly more,” cil’s seats, before security forces way for the formation of the deepening economic crisis that all political forces, armed move- called for the RSF, which African Union mediator crushed the sit-in outside Khar- institutions of the transitional remains unresolved. ments and all those who partic- emerged from militias accused Mohamed Hassan Lebatt told toum’s Defence Ministry on June authority, and we hope that this “We want conditions to ipated in the change from young of war crimes in the western reporters. 3. Sudanese analyst Khalid Al is the beginning of a new era,” improve after this agreement men and women … that this region of Darfur, to be barred The first 21 months will be Tijani said both sides had made said Omar al-Degair, a leader of because we are tired of high cost agreement will be compre- from all policing activities to led by the military and the final concessions in the deal. “The the FFC. “We have won a victory of prices, medical treatment and hensive and will not exclude help secure the deal.

Tunisia bans niqab in government offices UN council pushes Libya truce, tells other AFP/TUNIS

Tunisia’s premier yesterday countries to stay out banned the niqab Muslim face covering for women in REUTERS of Libya’s internationally rec- government offices, citing UNITED NATIONS ognized government. security concerns after attacks The UN Security Council has in the North African country. The United Nations Security struggled to unify on how to deal Prime Minister Youssef Council yesterday condemned with the renewed violence. Shortly Chahed signed a government a deadly air strike on a migrant after Haftar began his offensive, the circular “banning access to detention center in Libya, called United States and Russia both told public administrations and for the warring parties to council colleagues that they could institutions to anyone with their commit to a ceasefire and urged not support a resolution that would face covered... for security other countries not to intervene have called for a ceasefire in Libya. reasons,” his office said. or exacerbate the conflict. Chaos has prevailed in the The ban on the niqab, The 15-member council met oil- and gas-producing North which covers the entire face on Wednesday after the attack African country since the NATO- apart from the eyes, comes at late on Tuesday killed at least backed overthrow of leader a time of heightened security 53 people, including six children. Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. following a June 27 double Rescue team at work But it was unable to quickly The renewed conflict threatens suicide bombing in Tunis that issue a statement, which needs to disrupt oil supplies, spur Migrants are evacuated from a inflatable boat by the crew of a rescue vessel Alan Kurdi about 34 left two dead and seven consensus, because the United migration across the Mediterranean miles from the Libyan coast, yesterday. wounded. States could not agree to it, dip- to Europe, scupper UN plans for an lomats said. Diplomats said the election to resolve the rivalry statement issued on Friday was between the parallel administra- largely unchanged from the lan- tions in east and west - and create Iraq celebrates naming Babylon a Unesco heritage site guage discussed on Wednesday. a security void that Islamist mili- “The members of the Security tants could fill. The warring parties AP suffered one war after another the Great, who led his army out ancient sites will be added to the Council stressed the need for all both enjoy military support from BAGHDAD in the past four decades. of Macedonia to conquer most list through which “Iraq will parties to urgently de-escalate the regional powers. Haftar’s forces The 4,300-year-old Babylon of the known world, died here restore that status that it situation and to commit to a have been supplied for years by the Iraq yesterday celebrated the — now mainly an archaeological in 332 B.C. Dozens of Iraqis deserves.” ceasefire,” the statement read. United Arab Emirates and Egypt, Unesco World Heritage Commit- ruin and two important waving their national flag Parliament Speaker “Lasting peace and stability in while Turkey recently shipped tee’s decision to name the museums — is where dynasties gathered at the Ishtar Gate at the Mohammed al-Halbousi and Libya will come only through a arms to Tripoli to stop Haftar’s historic city of Babylon a World have risen and fallen since the site celebrating their city’s new Minister of Culture Abdul-Amir political solution.” assault, diplomats say. Heritage Site in a vote held in earliest days of settled human international status. Al Hamadani congratulated the The migrant center attack “The Security Council called Azerbaijan’s capital, years after civilization. King Hammurabi Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Iraqi people on the marked the highest publicly for full respect for the arms Baghdad began campaigning for wrote his famous code of laws Abdul-Mahdi described the vote announcement. The vote came reported toll from an air strike embargo by all member states,” the site to be added to the list. in Babylon, while Nebuchadn- as “another victory for the Iraq years after the Islamic State or shelling since eastern forces the statement read, and “called The city on the Euphrates ezzar sent his vast army from the of civilizations that was and will group damaged another Iraq under Khalifa Haftar launched on all member states not to River is about 85km south of city to Jerusalem to put down an always be a lighthouse to the World Heritage site in the coun- a ground and aerial offensive intervene in the conflict or take Baghdad and once was a main uprising and bring the Jews back world.” President Barham Saleh try’s north, the ancient city of three months ago to take the measures that exacerbate the tourist attraction before Iraq as slaves. Some say Alexander tweeted that after Babylon, more Hatra. capital Tripoli, which is the base conflict.” SATURDAY 6 JULY 2019 ASIA 05 India hikes import tariffs, taxes for the super rich

→Import duties raised on gold and other precious metals to 12.5% from 10%. →Income tax surcharge on people with an annual income of more than Rs20m. →Targeting a $5 trillion economy by 2024-2025 from $2.7 trillion. →State-owned banks will get Rs700bn injection.

REUTERS economy by 2024/2025 from “Commitment to restrict fiscal NEW DELHI $2.7 trillion. A government report deficit at 3.30% compared to on Thursday said this will be 3.40% is a good intent, but we India raised import tariffs on done on the back of higher need to look at the revenue nearly 75 items including gold investment, savings and exports assumptions more closely to and automobile parts in its in the way China’s growth was draw more comfort,” said Joseph budget yesterday and increased propelled. Thomas, head of research, taxes on the rich to help pay for “This budget is setting out a Embay Wealth Management in India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives at her office before leaving for parliament to recapitalising banks and vision, a target, for every sector Mumbai. present the federal budget in New Delhi, yesterday. supporting small business in a of our society,” Sitharaman said Capital Economics is scep- bid to revive sagging growth. to the thumping of desks in tical about the deficit target. “The Aiming to restart investment parliament. fiscal maths don’t add up,” it said. and financial institutions, in all, with a significant increase in tax- 20% in Thailand, according to that’s at its weakest level in GDP growth slumped to Sitharaman raised import hold bad debt of over Rs10 trillion. ation for the wealthy. Also, the KPMG. The government said years, the Prime Minister 5.8% in January-March, the duties on gold and other precious The government raised increase in excise duty for petrol 100% foreign ownership will be Narendra Modi’s government lowest in 20 quarters. Growth for metals to 12.5% from 10%, and income tax surcharge on people and diesel will stoke inflation,” permitted for insurance inter- also proposed giving foreign the last fiscal year, at 6.8%, was levied an import tax of one rupee with an annual income of more said Abhimanyu Sofa, head of mediaries and local sourcing investors a bigger role in India’s also a five-year low. All per tonne on crude oil to boost than 20 million rupees who research at IIFL Securities Ltd. norms will be eased for FDI in giant insurance and aviation important indicators of eco- federal revenue just as global oil make up the top end of Indian Sitharaman cut corporate retailers selling a single brand. sectors, which have been tightly nomic activity, like the dipping prices have softened from their society. Currently, India tax rates to 25% from 30% for India currently allows controlled for decades. index of industrial production highs. The government also imposes a 10% surcharge where companies with an annual foreign direct investment in Finance Minister Nirmala and plummeting automobile increased local levies on a litre total income is between 5 turnover of up to 4 billion rupees, single-brand retail but mandates Sitharaman unveiled the pro- sales, confirmed the slowdown. of petrol and diesel by two million rupees and 10 million, from current ceiling of 2.5 billion investors to source locally 30 posals while presenting to par- But the government did not rupees each, stoking fears of and 15% on income above 10 rupees. But there was no move percent of the value of good liament the budget for the fiscal announce a big jump in public inflation. million rupees. forward on the government’s purchased. year ending March 31, 2020, the spending, contrary to expecta- The finance minister said the The new rate will include long-time goal of across-the- At present, India allows 49% first since the Hindu nationalist- tions. Sitharaman said the fiscal government would provide state- 25% surcharge on income board cutting of corporate taxes foreign ownership through the led government was re-elected deficit for this financial year owned banks Rs700bn ($10.23bn) between 20 million and 50 - now about 35% - to make India automatic route in the insurance in a vote spanning April and May. would be trimmed to 3.3% of of additional capital that are laden million rupees, and 37% on more competitive with other sector, which is worth billions of Modi, boosted by his election GDP - which analysts said was with bad debt which has affected income exceeding 50 million countries. In 2018, average cor- dollars and has been tightly con- victory, has set a target of likely based on ambitious expec- their ability to lend and also spur rupees a years. porate tax was 25% in China and trolled for decades for fear of a growing India into a $5 trillion tations of higher tax collections. economic growth. Indian banks “This budget is a mixed bag Indonesia, 24% in Malaysia and backlash from the unions. Insipid budget with no relief for any section: Congress

IANS/NEW DELHI Chidamabaram said: “Budget or the financial concessions? should have been transparent to the Income Tax Act that will farmers, he said: “There is 2019-20 is an insipid budget. The “Has there ever been a about how much revenue the increase the tax and compliance nothing in the Budget that The Congress yesterday dubbed Finance Minister’s speech was an budget speech that does not dis- government expects to raise with burdens on the taxpayer,” the explains how you are going to the first Union Budget of the Modi unusually opaque exercise.” close the allocations to important the raise in taxes. Congress leader said. reverse the slide in 2.0 government as “insipid and “Short sentences that do not programmes like MGNREGA, the “Belying widespread expec- On additional taxation on the agriculture.” opaque”, saying it had not revealed explain what they are trying to do. mid-day meal scheme, tations, the Finance Minister has super-rich, Chidambaram said Chidambaram also said even any financial data or allocations, This budget of 2019-20 is a healthcare, etc. and to vulnerable given no meaningful relief to any it is “unclear whether the the government’s plans for the had no relief for various sections monotonous budget. Has there sections like SC, ST, minorities, section of the people. On the effective tax rate has been agriculture sector had not been of people, or mentioned measures ever been a Budget speech that women etc? We are shocked by contrary, the Finance Minister increased from three per cent to explored in Sitharaman’s speech, to help farmers. does not disclose the total revenue, this departure from the usual has increased customs duties on seven per cent, or by seven per noting that there had been hopes Addressing a press conference the total expenditure, the fiscal practice,” he said. a large number of goods, raised cent”. that the government would come at the party headquarters, former deficit, the revenue deficit, the Chidambaram said Finance taxes on petrol and diesel and Questioning the government up with a detailed blueprint for Finance Minister P. additional revenue mobilisation Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed extensive amendments for not having anything for the the revival of the farm sector. Former PM’s Mumbai airport finally re-opens assassination after heaviest monsoon rains accomplice AFP/MUMBAI Mumbai’s main airport re-opened yesterday, officials said, three gets parole days after the heaviest monsoon rains in a decade killed scores and caused travel mayhem across western India. Over 150 flights AFP had been affected by the runway’s closure. “After clearing a NEW DELHI SpiceJet aircraft, Mumbai Airport runway is back in operation,” a spokeswoman told journalists. The death toll from a dam breach An Indian court yesterday in Ratnagiri — around 275km south of Mumbai — had reached 19, granted a 30-day parole to a officials said. “We have recovered 19 bodies so far on day three woman convicted three of operations. Three NDRF teams are still looking for five more decades ago over her role in the bodies but the operations are difficult,” National Disaster Response 1991 assassination of former Force spokesman Alok Awasthy said. prime minister Rajiv Gandhi by militants. SC restores conviction of 12 Gandhi and 14 others were killed in the southern Indian in Haren Pandya murder case state of Tamil Nadu by a female IANS/NEW DELHI suicide bomber belonging to Sri Lanka’s Tamil separatist group The Supreme Court yesterday restored a trial court order the Liberation Tigers of Tamil convicting 12 persons in the murder of former Gujarat Home Heavy rain lashes Amritsar Eelam (LTTE). Nalini Sriharan, Minister Haren Pandya in 2003. Pandya was shot dead in Indian commuters making their way through a flooded street after a heavy downpour in Amritsar, an Indian national, was arrested Ahmedabad on March 26, 2003. According to the Central Bureau Punjab, yesterday. soon after the bombing and of Investigation (CBI), he was killed to avenge the 2002 communal found guilty — together with riots in the state. A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Vineet Saran her husband and 25 others — upheld the Gujarat trial court verdict in the case, setting aside of conspiracy and helping the the 2011 Gujarat High Court order that acquitted the 12 accused Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor, protege teenage bomber, Thenmozhi of the murder charges. Rajaratnam. resign after cross-voting for BJP Her death sentence was Nine RSS men get life terms for commuted on a clemency plea IANS Tribal Party (BTP), thus polling House of 182. by Gandhi’s widow in 2000. murdering CPI-M worker inside jail GANDHINAGAR 105 for its candidates, Union Alpesh Thakor, who is an Three others are still awaiting External Affairs Minister S Jais- OBC leader, said he and Jhala execution. A court in Chennai IANS/KANNUR Rebel Congress legislators hankar and OBC Cell member had quit the Congress over the yesterday suspended Sriharan’s Alpesh Thakor and his protege Jugalkishore Thakor. unfair treatment meted out to life imprisonment sentence for Nine RSS and BJP workers were yesterday sentenced to life Dhavalsinh Jhala resigned as After cross-voting by Thakor them in the party. He had joined a month after she filed a plea imprisonment for killing CPI-M worker inside the Kannur jail in MLAs yesterday after cross- and Jhala, Congress got 69 votes the Congress ahead of the 2017 for a six-month parole to make 2004, in what could be the first-ever political murder inside a voting in favour of the BJP candi- besides one of Independent MLA state Assembly elections and arrangements for her daugh- prison. A group of RSS/BJP jail inmates attacked K P Ravindran, dates in the Rajya Sabha Jignesh Mevani. Giving clear won for the first time from the ter’s wedding. also housed at the same jail, with iron rods on April 6, 2004. by-elections, which were held indications, Alpesh Thakor said: Radhanpur seat on the party’s Sriharan was pregnant earlier in the day. “I have given my vote to a honest ticket. when she was arrested, and Man mauled to death by leopard Thakor and Jhala had quit all national leadership that wants Without giving more details, delivered the child in prison. posts in the Congress in the run to take the country to new he told reporters: “I joined the Her daughter is a UK national in Uttarakhand up to the Lok Sabha elections in heights. I went by my Congress because of my and a doctor. April, alleging ill-treatment by conscience.” immense faith in Rahul Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi — prime min- IANS/DEHRADUN the party leadership. The victory of the BJP can- but unfortunately he couldn’t do ister between 1984 and 1989 — A man hailing from Bihar was killed after being attacked by a With their votes, the BJP got didates against Congress’ Chan- much. I came to work for the was campaigning for mid-term leopard in Uttarakhand’s Pauri district, forest officials said. Ajay two more than its strength of 100 drika Chudasama and Gaurav poor but did not get to do much. national elections in 1991 when Kumar was attacked by the leopard on Thursday night in the MLAs, besides three others — Pandya was a foregone con- Instead, I only got mental stress militants targeted him over his Pabo market area. Locals told forest officials that the leopard one of Nationalist Congress clusion, on the basis of the in the Congress. I am free from decision to send the Indian was frequenting the area for the past month. Party (NCP) and two of Bharatiya party’s own strength in the the burden.” army to Sri Lanka. 06 ASIA SATURDAY 6 JULY 2019 Human rights situation has improved in Pakistan, says official

INTERNEWS “In the 1990s, there In Rwanda, 1.2 million people ISLAMABAD was no separate were killed in a month but the ministry for human UN did not bother to intervene.” Though the situation of human rights but now there is He said there were two interna- rights is considered to be dete- tional laws - ‘law of peace’ and riorating in Pakistan, in fact it one, which is looking ‘law of war.’ However, the ‘law has improved during the last into issues of human of sea’ was also followed at the three decades, said Human rights only. Moreover, international level. Rights Commission of Pakistan National Commission “Now the law of war is called Vice-Chairman Kamran Arif. a ‘humanitarian law’ under “In the 1990s, there was no for Human Rights which no civilian can be attacked separate ministry of human has been established or killed. Even a number of rights but now there is one, which is a positive countries have started hiring which is looking into issues of civilian security guards to Macron meets Malala human rights only. Moreover, development,” Human protect their military installa- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai (left) speaks to French President Emmanuel Macron on National Commission for Human Rights Commission tions as in case of an attack they the sidelines of the G7 Development and Education Ministers Meeting, in Paris, yesterday. France is Rights (NCHR) has been estab- of Pakistan would be considered as a human hosting the rotating presidency of the G7 in 2019. The 45th G7 Summit will be held in August 2019 lished which is a positive Vice-Chairman shield.” development.” He said the law of self-deter- in Biarritz. However, the negative point Kamran Arif said. mination was for colonial states is that the NCHR could not be so in future no state except made independent and armed So we have made progress and India-held Kashmir can demand PTI’s Aleem forces are outside its purview,” should be hopeful that things will it under the UN umbrella. The Maryam moves court he said while talking to media further improve,” he said. Kashmiris’ right to self-determi- Khan is richest persons. Giving a lecture at the nation is already included in the According to Arif, other pos- “Capacity-building workshop on UN charter. for permission to meet Punjab Assembly itive developments included Pakistan’s international human When asked if there was lawmaker: ECP National Assembly and Senate rights obligations”, Arif said the anything more sensitive than father twice a week standing committees independ- right against torture was the only human rights, Arif said nuclear INTERNEWS ently working on human rights. absolute right at the interna- war was the only thing which INTERNEWS ISLAMABAD “Moreover, the National tional level even though the right was more sensitive than human LAHORE Commission on Status of Women to life was not an absolute right. rights because it could kill and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s has been established at the To prove his point, he said affect millions of people. PML-N Vice-President Maryam (PTI) Aleem Khan is the richest national and provincial level and even in case of genocide the Replying to a question, he Nawaz has approached the Punjab Assembly lawmaker with there is also a commission on Security Council of the United said the new definition of sov- Lahore High Court seeking a assets worth over Rs1.65bn, the child welfare.” Nations (UN) can refuse to play ereignty was the ‘duty to direction for KotLakhpat jail Election Commission of Pakistan Pakistan has signed and rat- a physical role to stop it. protect’ and a sovereign state authorities to allow her to visit (ECP) revealed. ified a number of international “In the 1990s, genocides took means a state which protects her jailed father former prime However, according to ECP treaties regarding human rights. place in Yugoslavia and Rwanda. its citizens. minister Nawaz Sharif documents he has borrowed (pictured) at least twice a money amounting to over week along with his personal Rs710m. The ECP has released Taliban mortars Sri Lanka top court suspends physician. financial details of members of “Nawaz Sharif is about the Punjab Assembly for the hit busy market, plans to carry out executions 70-year-old and suffering from Thursday and that too available year 2018-19. multiple ailments including for few blood relations not PTI’s Amjad Mehmood is 14 dead AFP treatment,” Sumanthiran said. hypertension as well as serious exceeding five persons. also a billionaire owning assets AP/KABUL COLOMBO “It is on that basis we want heart and kidney diseases, She submits that in view of worth Rs1.06bn. He also owns courts to hold that execution of which fact is duly established the serious ailments Sharif needs 11 cars and one motorcycle and An Afghan official said mortars Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court yes- capital punishment is a violation through multiple reports filed frequent contact with his phy- has shares in Kot Addu Power fired by Taliban insurgents terday suspended President of the constitution.” The chal- by standing medical boards sician but unfortunately for the Plant, Attock Oil Refinery and slammed into a busy market in Maithripala Sirisena’s moves to lenge added to several other before Supreme Court and last few weeks the jail author- Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Afghanistan’s northern Faryab end a 43-year-old moratorium cases filed in lower courts. Islamabad High Court as well,” ities have not been allowing him Limited, according to ECP. province killing at least 14 on capital punishment by Sirisena told reporters on states a petition filed by Nawaz to visit. Nawaz alleges that the Since Chaudhry Nisar has people and injuring 30 others, hanging four drug convicts. June 26 that he had signed four through advocates Azam Nazir respondents have been acting on not taken his oath yet, he did including several children. The court banned any exe- death warrants for convicted Tarar and Amjad Pervez. the wishes of the ruling party in the not submit asset details, Abdul Karim Yuresh, Faryab cutions until it has ruled on a drug offenders and he expected The Punjab chief secretary, Centre and Punjab as well, which according to ECP. provincial police chief petition seeking a declaration them to be hanged within weeks. additional chief secretary is evident from the speeches of its Chief Minister Punjab spokesman, said the likely target that hanging breaches the coun- Sri Lanka’s last hangman (home), inspector general of senior leadership. She pleads the Usman Buzdar owns assets of yesterday’s attack in Khwaja try’s constitution. retired in 2014, but officials said prisons and superintendent Kot- law provides certain rights to worth Rs39.8m. Buzdar owns Sabz Posh District was a nearby “The court will take up they had selected two out of 26 Lakhpat central jail have been accused and convicts including properties worth Rs25m while security post. Taliban spokesman hearing the case on October 29 candidates to become execu- listed as respondents in the right to life but the case of her he also owns three tractors Zabihullah Mujahed said the and in the meantime the prisons tioners although their names petition. Nawaz pleads that since father has time and again been worth Rs2.4m, two cars worth mortars were fired by the gov- department was asked not to were being kept secret for fear the incarceration of her father, compromised by the Rs3.8m and gold worth Rs1.3m. ernment during a firefight. implement any order by the of attacks. Media reports said the she as well as his personal phy- respondents for ulterior motives. Speaker Punjab Assembly Meanwhile, 18 Afghan president to carry out the death two men had not been assigned sician namely Dr Adnan Khan She asks the court to order Chaudhry Pervaiz owns assets security personnel were killed penalty,” a court official said. any work. have regularly been visiting him the respondents to allow her to worth over Rs180m. Oppo- in separate Taliban attacks yes- M A Sumanthiran, a Sri Sirisena has said the as per schedule given by the see her father along with his sition Leader Hamza Shehbaz terday, one each in western Lankan legislator and a lawyer hangings should be a deterrent respondents. personal physician at least twice owns assets worth Rs410m Farah and Herat provinces. The representing a condemned to the illegal drugs trade. However, the petitioner a week to ensure his appropriate while Punjab Provincial Min- insurgents have been staging prisoner, said death by hanging Sirisena said there were states that she came to know medical treatment. Nawaz Sharif ister Mian Mehmood ur Rashid near daily attacks against was a “cruel and degrading pun- 200,000 drug addicts in the through media that the chief is undergoing seven years has assets worth over Rs190m. security personnel inflicting ishment”. “It is the fundamental country, and 60 percent of the secretary directed the other imprisonment awarded by an Provincial Law Minister Raja staggering casualties even as right of any individual not to be 24,000-strong prison popu- respondents to restrict visitation Islamabad accountability court Basharat has assets worth they talk peace with the US. subjected to cruel and degrading lation were drug offenders. of Nawaz Sharif only to in Al Azizia reference. over Rs20m. Big cats of Instagram: Pakistani elite’s love of exotic wildlife

AFP for strolls and drives. But Paracha says there is also have been known to fall short. KARACHI Khawaja estimates there are a network of breeders across Karachi veterinarian Isma up to 300 lions within Karachi’s Pakistan that can also provide Gheewala says lions suffering Bilal Mansoor Khawaja beams city limits alone, kept in gardens, lions at a moment’s notice, from calcium deficiencies are as he runs his palms over the inside rooftop cages, and at farm including at least 30 in Karachi. common at her clinic, where she ivory coat of a white lion, one of houses across the metropolis. “In Karachi, lion farming is says she has treated between 100 thousands of exotic animals at Khawaja calls his handful of going very well,” he explains. to 150 big cats over the years. his personal “zoo” in Karachi, lions and a tiger the “crown And while indigenous species are “The bones become extremely where a thriving wildlife trade jewels” of a larger collection of fiercely protected in Pakistan, brittle,” she says. caters to Pakistan’s gilded elite. more than 4,000 animals he has the same protections are not “And even if they jump like “These are... (some) of the amassed in recent years. extended to imported animals. a foot down, they will injure rarest animals I own,” boasts the He insists his collection — The government has guide- some bone or the other and then 29-year-old industrialist of his made up of some 800 different lines regarding the treatment and it takes a long time for the leashed lion. species — is not about status or type of enclosures big cats and animals to recover.” But both Pakistani laws make it easy prestige but simply a manifes- other exotic species should be Paracha and Khawaja dismiss to import exotic animals, but tation of his love for pets. “We provided with. But “the law is claims they are doing anything once inside the country regu- Pakistanis have a problem: silent” on breeding, explains harmful by taking exotic species lation is almost non-existent. where our heart is soft, it’s very Javed Mahar, head of Sindh prov- out of their natural habit and This has led to an untold number soft. Where it’s hard, it’s very Bilal Mansoor Khawaja, a private zoo owner, sits with his white ince’s wildlife department. raising them in Pakistan. of such creatures — especially big hard,” he gushes. lion in Karachi. Uzma Khan, a technical “A lot of animals, either they’re cats, seen as symbols of wealth To care for his flock, he has advisor with the World Wildlife extinct or they’re on the edge of and power — being imported or more than 30 people working in claims. “With every injury my exotic animals in Karachi, says Fund, says there is not even an being extinct,” argues Khawaja, bred across Pakistan in recent shifts and four vets on staff. The love for these animals... grows that for Rs1.4m ($9,000) he can authority monitoring gov- adding: “I don’t want the next gen- years, much to the horror of entire operation costs a fortune, more,” he smiles. His nine-acre deliver a white lion to a client in ernment-run zoos, which are erations to not see these animals.” helpless wildlife officials. Khawaja admits, although he property where a portion of his up to 48 hours — and do so notorious for neglect, let alone But conservationists like Khan at Social media is littered with refuses to provide an estimate of animals, including zebras, fla- entirely legally. Certificates from the private sector. “There’s lots the WWF dismiss such arguments. videos of wealthy Karachiites just how much he shelled out for mingos, and horses, reside is the countries of origin along with of private breeders and they are She explains: “An animal in cap- cruising with lions sitting in the his personal zoo. smack in the middle of a dense permits from authorities are pro- very shady,” Khan adds. tivity is not the way it is in the wild. front seats of luxury SUVs, while But the cost and the series of neighbourhood in the megacity. vided for any animal brought Meanwhile owners like “What’s the point of having an newspapers have featured minor injuries he has accrued Exotic animal dealer Aleem into Pakistan in accordance with Khawaja may have the means animal which is not hunting, reports of arrests of residents over the years at the hands of his Paracha, who claims to be one an international treaty to protect and passion to provide the hearty which is in a cage not showing its brazenly taking their big cats out prized pets are well worth it, he of the top three importers of endangered species. diet for their animals, but others natural behaviour?” SATURDAY 6 JULY 2019 ASIA 07

South Korea Mothers in HK dissolves Japan fund for march against ‘comfort women’ AFP extradition bill SEOUL A foundation set up to com- pensate victims of Japan’s REUTERS Beijing-backed Lam wartime slavery has been for- HONG KONG has suspended the mally dissolved, South Korean bill but protesters officials said yesterday, the Thousands of mothers marched are demanding a full latest chapter in a bitter dispute in Hong Kong yesterday in over the two countries’ shared support of students who have withdrawal. history. taken to the streets in recent The $8.8m fund was estab- weeks to protest against an “The ones who hurt us is the lished in 2015 as Tokyo and extradition bill that would allow government. If they don’t release Seoul made a renewed effort to people to be sent to mainland the young people, we will keep push past their continuing row China for trial. standing out.” The organisers over Japan’s brutal 1910 - 1945 Hong Kong Chief Executive estimated that 8,000 mothers occupation. Carrie Lam has asked to meet stu- had joined the march, while the The money — which the dents in the Chinese-ruled city as police put their number at 1,300. two sides agreed at the time she tries to fend off pressure after In an emailed statement, a China-Bangladesh diplomacy was a final settlement — was a month of protests over a pro- spokeswoman for Lam said on intended to compensate so- Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during posed law that has plunged the Thursday that she had “recently called “comfort women”. a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, yesterday. Chinese-ruled city into turmoil. started inviting young people of Around half of the money Protesters stormed Hong different backgrounds for a has been claimed by a dwin- Kong’s legislature on Monday, meeting, including university stu- dling number of survivors or the 22nd anniversary of the dents and young people who have their families. former British colony’s return to participated in recent protests”. Philippines faces call for UN But ties have since frayed, China. This followed mass dem- The student union at the with some in South Korea onstrations last month against Hong Kong University of insisting the 2015 deal did not Lam’s extradition bill. Science and Technology, probe into drug war deaths hold Japan sufficiently Beijing-backed Lam has sus- turned down the offer, saying accountable for its past abuses. pended the bill but protesters Lam had requested a closed- Seoul’s Gender Equality are demanding a full with- door meeting. “The dialogue REUTERS most impoverished, in a massive drugs which we have seen is very Ministry, the government body drawal. “Young people have must be open to all Hong Kong GENEVA crackdown. That is a conservative much a war against the poor, in charge of issues related to already done a lot for us. We citizens to participate, and allow estimate,” Ellecer “Budit” Carlos impoverished and marginalized former slaves, said yesterday should at least stand out once everybody the right to speak,” More than two dozen countries of the Manila-based group communities, which are the that the foundation had been for them. I am so distressed for the union said. A leader of the formally called for a UN investi- iDefend said. “In a non-armed biggest victims,” she said. put into liquidation. “We have them. Even though they seem a Hong Kong University Students’ gation into thousands of killings conflict context, this is the worst It occurs in a wider context of yet to decide on what to do with little bit violent... they didn’t hurt Union, Jordan Pang, said he would in Philippine President Rodrigo case of extrajudicial killings glo- “attacks on human rights the funds provided by Tokyo,” anyone,” said Carina Wan, 40, only agree if the government Duterte’s war on drugs, activists bally,” he said after urging the defenders, media activists, jour- an official said. a primary school teacher on the promised not to investigate pro- said. council to act. The Geneva forum nalists, anyone who really dares Japan urged South Korea to mothers’ march. testers involved in the protests. Iceland submitted the draft is to vote on the resolution before to speak up against the killings,” return to the deal. “The South resolution backed by mainly ending its three-week session on she added. “Police accounts of Korean government’s plan to European states, they said. The July 12. The Philippines is among drug raids are not reliable — the liquidate the foundation goes text urges the government to its current 47 members. officers enforcing the ‘drug war’ against the Japan-South Korea prevent extrajudicial executions Carlos conceded that Asian have been shown to plant agreement and is extremely and marks the first time that the countries were unlikely to vote in weapons and drugs to justify the problematic. We have said this Human Rights Council has been favour of the text. killings,” Matar told the council repeatedly,” said Tokyo’s asked to address the crisis. One Asian ambassadorindi- this week. Philippine Justice Sec- deputy chief cabinet secretary The Duterte government has cated that his country would not retary Menardo Guevarra said Yasutoshi Nishimura. insisted the more than 5,000 sus- support it. But activists say the yesterday that the government The dissolution of the foun- pected drug dealers killed by police Council and the office of U.N. High need not be told by anyone to stop dation comes after Tokyo in anti-narcotics operations all put Commissioner for Human Rights extrajudicial executions, because restricted some exports to up a fight. But activists say that at Michelle Bachelet must shine a killing suspects who did not put South Korea in a row over com- least 27,000 have been killed since light on the situation. up a fight had never been policy. pensating those forced to work Duterte was elected in 2016 on a “For us a primary priority for “Our government is prepared in Japanese factories more than platform of crushing crime and that this session is the situation in the to face any inquiry if the same seven decades earlier. Myka, a three-year-old shot during Philippines,” said Laila Matar of becomes necessary to disabuse Despite close economic ties a police raid last weekend, is Human Rights Watch. the minds of those who rely on or and a vibrant intercultural People hold placards during a gathering of Hong Kong mothers to among the latest victims. “Bodies continue to pile up in give undue credence to selective, exchange, the neighbouring show their support for the city’s young pro-democracy protesters “Here we are three years later Manila and other urban areas, if not biased, second-hand infor- countries have struggled to get in Hong Kong, China, yesterday. with 27,000 killed, among the again in the context of the war on mation,” Guevarra said. past their history.

China denies US accusations of ‘Return to normal life’ for Australian held in North Korea AFP disclose why he was held and yesterday said he had been reu- well.” Sigley specifically thanked Morrison, who told lawmakers South China Sea TOKYO how he was treated. nited with his wife Yuka and Sweden’s envoy to North Korea, the student was “safe and well” missile tests Sigley, one of just a handful would not be conducting any who helped negotiate his release after his release. Yesterday, Aus- A 29-year-old Australian student of Westerners living and interviews or holding a press because Australia does not have tralia’s Home Affairs Minister REUTERS held in North Korea said yes- studying in North Korea, conference. diplomatic representation in Peter Dutton cautioned him BEIJING terday that he was planning to emerged suddenly in Beijing on “I just want everyone to Pyongyang. against returning to the isolated “return to normal life” after Thursday, where he told know I am OK, and to thank But the statement gave no North. China’s Defence Ministry yes- being freed and flying to Japan reporters he felt “great”. Hours them for their concern for my indication of why Sigley was “My advice will be pretty terday denied US accusations but offered no details of his later, he flew to Tokyo where wellbeing and their support for held, how he was treated or why clear — I would stay in Japan. I that the Chinese military had detention. his wife lives, declining to my family over the past week,” he was released. It said he would would go back to South Korea. I recently carried out missile Alek Sigley, who disappeared answer questions on his arrival the statement said. not make any further comment would come back to Australia. tests in the disputed South without a trace around June 23 but smiling broadly as he “I intend now to return to “at this time or later”. All of those would have to be China Sea, saying instead that prompting a week of deep walked through the airport. normal life but wanted to first Sigley’s release was better options before he returns they had held routine drills that concern about his fate, said he A statement released by publicly thank everyone who announced on Thursday by Aus- to North Korea,” Dutton told involved the firing of live was “okay” but declined to representatives of his family worked to ensure I was safe and tralia’s Prime Minister Scott broadcaster channel Nine. ammunition. The Pentagon said on Tuesday that the missile launch was “disturbing” and contrary Indonesia court jails woman to Chinese pledges that it would not militarise the strategic who reported harassment waterway. A US official said yesterday REUTERS Maknun had complained of that according to initial infor- JAKARTA getting lewd phone calls from mation, China appeared to have the principal of a high school tested multiple anti-ship bal- Indonesia’s Supreme Court has where she worked from 2012, listic missiles last weekend. The jailed a woman who tried to court documents showed. official added that a detailed report her employer for alleged She recorded some of the analysis was under way. harassment, in a ruling that phone calls without the In a brief statement, China’s rights groups said yesterday knowledge of the headmaster Defence Ministry said this was risked turning victims of abuse and gave a recording to a third not true. “The relevant reports into criminals. person, and distributed it on an do not accord with the facts,” it The Supreme Court found electronic device, which resulted said. “Recently, the People’s Baiq Nuril Maknun, who was a in the principal losing his job, the Liberation Army Southern teacher on the island of Lombok, documents showed. Theatre Command arranged guilty of violating strict anti-por- In 2015, the principal live ammunition firing drills in nography laws. It overturned her reported Maknun to police, waters near Hainan island in acquittal by a lower court and which resulted in her being accordance with annual jailed her for six months. prosecuted under the anti-por- exercise arrangements,” the She was also ordered to pay nography law. Maknun’s legal ministry added. “These were In solidarity with Uighurs a 500m rupiah ($35,383) fine. team said a prison sentence had not aimed at any country or any The Supreme Court’s decision to be at least two years long People take part in an event in front of the Chinese embassy in Kuala Lumpur yesterday in solidarity specific target,” it said. cannot be appealed. before clemency could be with the Uighur community in China and to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the riots in Urumqi, Hu Xijin, editor of the “We are concerned about the sought, but the president could widely read Chinese tabloid the the regional capital of Xinjiang, that left nearly 200 people dead. Xinjiang, home to most Uighurs impact of this decision because it grant an amnesty. Global Times, published by the in China, has for decades been struck by episodes of inter-ethnic violence. But the riots that broke opens a door for perpetrators of “The only thing possible now ruling Communist Party’s out in Urumqi, the regional capital, on July 5, 2009, were a seminal event for Xinjiang. Hundreds sexual violence to criminalise is amnesty from the president official People’s Daily, said in smashed shops, burned vehicles and attacked people after a factory brawl in southern China left at victims,” said Ade Wahyudin, because we have exhausted all an English-language tweet the least two Uighur migrant workers dead. executive director of the Legal Aid other legal avenues,” said Aziz US claims were misleading. Foundation for the Press. Fauzi, a lawyer for Maknun. 08 VIEWS SATURDAY 6 JULY 2019 Jared Kushner’s all-or-nothing ESTABLISHED IN 1996 mistake in the Middle East CHAIRMAN SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DR. KHALID BIN MUBARAK AL-SHAFI [email protected] DAVID MAKOVSKY THE WASHINGTON POST ACTING MANAGING EDITOR MOHAMMED SALIM MOHAMED [email protected] resident Donald Trump’s son- in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, faced plenty of DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR Pskepticism heading into a MOHAMMED OSMAN ALI two-day conference last week in [email protected] Bahrain focused on transforming the Palestinian economy. The gathering was a precursor of and complement to the Trump administration’s much- awaited peace plan, which seems to have been postponed in light of a new round of Israeli elections in September. EDITORIAL The Palestinian Authority boy- cotted the Bahrain conference, charging that Kushner’s economic A file photo shows Palestinian protesters during a demonstration at Gaza Strip plan would seek to buy off Palestinian against the US-led economic conference in Bahrain. Fighting global threat political aspirations by financial means. Given the circumstances, the n what has been termed by experts as the biggest threat Arab states in attendance thought it working with people who see the Kushner did not seem to care for of the century, after terrorism and other environmental was not wise to invite Israeli gov- problem “the same way that I do, Blair’s suggestion, yet Blair is right in Ipredicaments, is drug abuse; or in other words the threat ernment officials. which is that it actually is a solvable sensing that achieving short-term posed by the use of illicit drugs. Some Arab countries, in a sign of problem economically.” gains are necessary before a grand Alarmed by the reports on the grave consequences of it their ambivalence, did not send their Kushner’s point was that the tra- peace deal — given the wide gaps and daily news reports depicting its grave situation from finance ministers, relying instead on ditional way of looking at the between the parties — will be various corners of the globe, countries across the world deputies. Israeli-Palestinian issue is to zoom possible. have woken up to the challenge and started working on Kushner and his team deserve in to the core policy matters known The advantage of incremental eco- war footing to restrain it. Drug abuse inflicts immeasurable credit for identifying the important as “final status” issues such as nomic progress, such as ensuring that harm and also threatens the peaceful development and issue of the Palestinian economy and borders, Jerusalem and refugees, Gaza has drinkable water and full- functioning of a society. After all, the economic burden it presenting a while treating economic issues as an time electricity, is that it could create brings forth hampers national development. long list of spe- afterthought. the political space to deal with tough When it comes to Qatar, one can confidently say that the cific projects. But on closer inspection, Kush- policy issues later. nation is more or less free of this menace, as evidenced by coun- Yet the test is ner’s approach is more like the old Such stabilisation measures would try’s tremendous economic growth, crime-free society, social whether Kush- paradigm than he may realise. (In give Palestinians something to lose well being etc thanks to dedicated efforts of government. The White House’s ner’s ideas will fact, during the mid-1990s, there and would mitigate the chances of an Qatar is a way ahead in the fight against drug abuse, as inflexible approach materialise. were four larger Middle East eco- explosion, all the while changing the it has already implemented a comprehensive, integrated Having attended nomic conferences with widespread view of the Trump administration as and multidisciplinary strategy in the fight against illegal means that if the the conference governmental and business-com- one that only takes things away from drugs, with the Qatari laws prohibiting the entry of illicit final-status ideas as an observer, I munity participation, along with that the Palestinians. drugs into the country, while ensuring the provision of con- offered by the think his of Israel, Arab states and the Pales- Yet there is a reason that Kushner trolled substances for medical remarks at the tinian Authority.) cannot veer from the straitjacket of and scientific purposes. Qatar political portion opening of the The Trump administration and its the all-or-nothing approach, which actively voiced against this of the plan don’t event were critics share a common all-or-nothing has been tried at least three times global threat and also proudly gain support, noteworthy: approach to the Middle East, and when before in Israeli-Palestinian relations presented its measures against the economic “What I found is it’s all or nothing in the Middle East, it’s and failed repeatedly. When it comes this at various global the more I’ve nothing. The Trump administration’s to Qatar, one can platforms. package goes down dealt with the The administration has sequenced method in this conflict, as it is to confidently say At the meetings of the 61st the tubes. The traditional its peace plan so the economic others, is to apply maximal pressure: that the nation is session of the Commission on linkage is almost policy com- dimension was unveiled in Bahrain. You get nothing unless you agree to Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, Qatar certainly doomed. munity on this, They chose to roll out the less-contro- their deal. more or less free stressed that the world drug people are just versial economic and quality-of-life The White House’s inflexible of this menace, problem continues to pose a If Kushner had stuck in a par- ideas first, but the administration approach means that if the final- as evidenced serious threat to human health, instead suggested adigm that insists that these economic propos- status ideas offered by the political by country’s security, safety and well-being, a few immediately never seems to alshinge on accepting the political portion of the plan don’t gain economic, social and political achievable, move forward.” part, which is why their plan may hit a support, the economic package goes tremendous systems and stability in a He added that wall. down the tubes. economic growth, growing number of states, as no-strings-attached, by inviting There was a telling moment The linkage is almost certainly crime-free society, well as undermining the pillars direly needed finance min- when former British prime minister doomed. If Kushner had instead sug- social well being of sustainable development and economic projects isters, not Tony Blair suggested to Kushner that gested a few immediately achiev- also called for comprehensive for the Palestinians, foreign min- the all-or-nothing approach may not able, no-strings-attached, direly etc thanks to international cooperation to isters, and be the right way to go. “Before we needed economic projects for the dedicated efforts counter this threat. he would have members of get a long-term solution, I would Palestinians, he would have signaled of government. Qatar attaches greater signaled a new business com- like to see at least a short-term a new focus — and the arrival of a importance to regional and focus. munities, he agreement where the violence can new paradigm for the Trump international cooperation and would be be halted,”Blair said. administration. continues its generous contributions in supporting regional and international drug control programmes. Recently, in view of the International Day Against Drug Abuse, the Ministry of Interior (MOI) organised an awareness Activists revitalise UK climate change plan exhibition on the dangers posed by drugs at Mall of Qatar. According to the Director of Public Security H E Staff BEN PIVEN the authors of the seminal UK energy for all”. lation at the national level. Major General Saad bin Jassim Al Khulaifi, the world’s cel- AL JAZEERA Green New Deal, the first com- The UK’s main opposition “Things are actually a lot ebration of International Day Against Drug Abuse gives a prehensive climate proposal in Labour party has been calling worse than they were 10 years clear message on the importance of international efforts he progressive think- Britain to use such branding. for a Green New Deal, and this ago,” Lawrence told Al Jazeera. to combat drugs as cross-border crimes. He also stressed tank Common Wealth The new blueprint builds upon proposal outlines what form “Cumulatively, there’s a lot that the MOI is making significant efforts in organising many has published a the document published by the that might take. more carbon in the air.” He awareness exhibitions in cooperation with a number of T10-point Green New Green New Deal Group over a “The time for incremen- said the plan should be funded concerned institutes which have a message to the com- Deal plan for the United decade ago. talism has passed,” said Clive by taxation — on wealth, pol- munity members to raise awareness on the dangers of drugs Kingdom to transform public Global members in the Lewis, a Labour MP for lution, and carbon-intense and highlight their role in this field. finance and tackle the climate Green Party had initially Norwich South. “The climate activity — as well as by gov- Qatar’s efforts underline, its keenness to fight this global emergency. coined the idea of a Green emergency demands an emer- ernment borrowing and threat and it has got a clear vision in this regard. The coun- In a report released on New Deal in 2006, which was gency response — a bold, gov- private financing. tries which are desperately fighting drug abuse can take Thursday the British advocacy then adopted by British ernment-led action.” “Labour “The more we frontload valuable notes from Qatar on how effectively it tackled the organisation — in conjunction activists and the United is committed to rewriting the investment now, the cheaper it challenge. with parliament members, Nations Environment Pro- Treasury rulebooks to green all will be for consumers later activists, and policymakers — gramme. Then, Green Party future public investment and on,” said Lawrence, describing calls for an investment candidates in the United States deliver a Green Industrial Rev- the new sense of urgency that overhaul to decarbonise the included the concept in their olution,” Lewis added. “This has led to a groundswell of economy and create millions political platforms. Subse- report sets out exactly the kind global public support for QUOTE OF THE DAY of new jobs. quently, US Democrats in 2018 of ambition our politics needs ambitious climate proposals. The group hopes to create began popularising the term in the face of climate crisis.” “This is a daunting collective There is room for 100 percent renewable further - coinciding with an Matthew Lawrence, the project, but ultimately a energy, an improved public explosion of climate justice plan’s author and the director hopeful one,” Lawrence all of us within transportation system, and proposals. of Common Wealth, said he added. “We can build a future Venezuela. We zero-carbon housing for all. “Ten years on from the believes the climate crisis is, in that is democratic, equal and must all give up “A UK Green New Deal is original UK Green New Deal I fact, a “political crisis” that can sustainable for all.” vital to our future, and to the was proud to be a part of, a be solved only by “the move- The plan says annual something in future of the 1.4 million young transformation of our ments and communities on the investment over the next order to reach an people who have joined economy towards sustaina- front line of change”. decade to reach the goal of net- agreement. inspiring school climate strikes bility and justice is more An independent think- zero carbon emissions by 2050 across the globe,” said UK urgent than ever,” Lucas said. tank that has been influential could amount to three to five Green Party MP Caroline “We must reject the false in the formation of the UK percent of the gross domestic Nicolas Maduro Lucas. dichotomy of economics and left’s recent economic ideas, product. The target is to reduce Venezuelan President She called the new vision climate change mitigation,” Common Wealth is backed by emissions by 45 percent from an “economic plan for a rapid she added, saying that the pro- the European Climate Foun- 2010 levels by 2030, to prevent transition”. posal would “provide a future dation and seeks to pass a temperature rise of over 1.5 In 2008, Lucas was one of with good jobs and clean aggressive new climate legis- degrees Celsius. SATURDAY 6 JULY 2019 OPINION 09 Applying law to end Myanmar’s impunity for genocide

s Myanmar continues to a state party to the ICC or Rome Statute. General Assembly adopted the Human people since the military singled out commit crimes against the As to be expected, Myanmar has Rights Council’s recommendation from the only Muslim population with a Rohingya people, the interna- repeatedly officially dismissed the ICC’s September 2017 for the establishment land that they can legitimately call tional legal community ruling, declaring that it does not rec- of an Independent Mechanism which is their ancestral homeland in A mandated to “collect, consolidate, pre- appears to be buzzing with measured ognise either the court’s jurisdiction or Myanmar immediately adjacent to excitement over the possibility of its Myanmar-related ruling. serve and analyse evidence of the most Bangladesh. MAUNG ZARNI holding the country’s senior-most per- Building on the unprecedented serious international crimes” com- The UN’s own internal ANATOLIA petrators accountable for genocide and ruling on Myanmar-Bangladesh situ- mitted by Myanmar since 2011 and to assessment (dated May 29) by other crimes against humanity, and ation by the ICC judges in terms of the “prepare files…to facilitate and expedite former Guatemalan Foreign Minister justifiably so. court’s jurisdiction over a non-member fair and independent criminal pro- Gert Rosenthal made it plain that the Last week saw two important state of the ICC, the prosecutor made it ceedings” should criminal tribunals on UN Secretariat and its senior man- developments at the International clear that her request to begin a full Myanmar’s international crimes against agers are “impotent” in the face of Criminal Court (ICC): the establishment investigation into Myanmar’s grave Rohingya people and other minority Myanmar’s genocide and the by the ICC Presidency of a pretrial crimes has a much larger scope than a groups eventually materialise. Security Council did nothing to end chamber regarding “the situation in the single element of Myanmar’s crime, Besides the developments at the Myanmar’s committing of interna- People’s Republic of Bangladesh/ namely the crime of deportation. ICC, another legal option is being tional crimes with impunity. Republic of the Union of Myanmar” The anticipated ICC investigation explored by other international actors. The developments in the ICC and ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda will cover “crimes against humanity of Most significant is the and ICJ arenas do hold out the informing the presidency that she will persecution and/or other inhumane announcement made by the Organi- potential for ending Myanmar — seek the former’s authorisation to open acts in the context of the two waves of zation of Islamic Cooperation or OIC at both leaders and state institutions an investigation into this situation. violence against Rohingya people”. its 14th Islamic Summit Conference — acting like a hell-hound towards The prosecutor has also notified the Myanmar have committed these held in Mecca earlier this month that terrorised and brutalised national Building on the three newly assigned judges at the crimes within its own national terri- Gambia, the chair of the Ministerial minorities, most particularly chamber of her intention “to inves- tories, but which the prosecutor con- Committee of the OIC for Accounta- Rohingya Muslims. unprecedented tigate alleged crimes within the Court’s siders are “sufficiently linked” to the bility for Human Rights Violations Genocides are no crimes of pas- ruling on Myanmar- jurisdiction in which at least one crime of deportation. against the Rohingya Minority in sions; they are state’s pre-meditated Bangladesh situation element occurred on the territory of the The Prosecutor’s Office has con- Myanmar, will be filing a legal chal- and well-organised large-scale by the ICC judges People’s Republic of Bangladesh — a ducted a ‘preliminary examination’ of lenge at the International Court of crimes under individual leaders State Party to the Rome Statute since the Rohingya situation, listening to the Justice (ICJ). using various organs of the state in terms of the June 1, 2010 — and within the context eye-witness and first-hand accounts of The ICJ is more accurately the while mobilising the hateful senti- court’s jurisdiction of two waves of violence in Rakhine Rohingya who survived and fled state- World Court, where states — not indi- ments of ethnically or religious over a non-member State on the territory of the Republic of directed violence back home in viduals — take their grievances and majoritarian publics, singling out a state of the ICC, the the Union of Myanmar, as well as any Myanmar. The most recent disputes and seek resolution. national minority as a target for other crimes which are sufficiently announcement on June 26 by the Pros- Important to note is the fact that also group extermination, “either in prosecutor made linked to these events”. ecutor is a clear indication that she is based in the Hague, the ICJ is not a whole or in part”. it clear that her These developments were made persuaded enough by the juridically criminal court and does not try indi- When pursued in ways that request to begin a possible by the majority ruling at the admissible evidence, presumably, viduals, unlike the ICC. compliment mutually, legal actions full investigation into Pre-Trial Chamber I that the ICC has which the ICC preliminary examination Presumably, Gambia will be filing at the ICC and ICJ can help end jurisdiction over the crimes against has uncovered and collected in order to a legal challenge to Myanmar at the decades of Myanmar’s impunity Myanmar’s grave humanity which Myanmar, a non-ICC begin a fully-fledged investigation into ICJ for Myanmar’s flagrant violation of and make both Myanmar as a UN crimes has a much member state, has allegedly committed Myanmar’s crimes against Rohingya. its treaty obligations to the 1948 Con- member state and individual larger scope than against the country’s Rohingya ethnic It is very likely that she will seek the vention on the Prevention and Pun- leaders holding the highest offices a single element of minority group. In so ruling in Sep- ICC Presidency’s authorisation to set up ishment of the Crime of Genocide. in the land pay for their crimes. tember 2018, the Chamber reasoned a full ICC trial on these crimes once the Myanmar has been a party to the Gen- Myanmar’s crime, that an element of this crime (the last hurdle of the pre-trial chamber’s ocide Convention since it signed and The author is a Burmese coordinator of namely the crime of crossing of a border) took place on the ruling over the strength of the evidence ratified the Convention in 1956. the Free Rohingya Coalition, an deportation. territory of a state party to the statute is overcome. The UN-mandated International umbrella network of Rohingya refugees (Bangladesh), although Myanmar is not Additionally, the United Nations Independent Fact-Finding Mission has and human rights activists, and co- officially and repeatedly presented evi- author, with Natalie Brinham, of “Essays dence that Myanmar is, in effect, vio- on Myanmar Genocide” (2019). lently persecuting the Rohingya minority group “with genocidal intent”. In fact, on the very day — 26 June — and in the same city of the Hague, the ICC Presidency constituted the Pre- Trial Chamber I on Myanmar-Bang- ladesh situation in her keynote address D-RING ROAD to the World’s First Conference on POST BOX: 3488 Statelessness, the Sri Lankan fact- DOHA - QATAR finder and legal scholar Radhika Coo- [email protected] maraswamy highlighted various geno- cidal aspects of Myanmar’s systematic persecution of the Rohingya people. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OFFICE Myanmar’s multiple deprivations TEL: 4455 7741 / 767 by design have put the surviving FAX: +974 4455 7758 Rohingya inside Myanmar in a semi- famine situation and made a vast MANAGING EDITOR majority of Rohingya illiterate. TEL: 4462 7505 It’s been almost two years since Myanmar committed the largest of its DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR state-directed waves of mass violence TEL: 4455 7769 A file photo of Rohingya refugees waiting to be let through by Bangladeshi border guards in Palang Khali, Bangladesh. against peaceful, unarmed Rohingya LOCAL NEWS SECTION TEL: 4455 7743 esidents of Mwalija village them get their lives back on track faster. Bank don’t approach things differently, BUSINESS NEWS SECTION received a rude awakening The solar micro-grid was supplying millions of dollars of investment will TEL: 4462 7535 when their homes were rattled power to an irrigation scheme, a school, continue to be lost,” he added. and flooded by Cyclone Idai in a clinic and a business development A number of Practical Action’s aid SPORT NEWS SECTION R projects were affected by the cyclone, March. “It was a scary situation and we centre. TEL: 4455 7745 rushed to the site where there is a solar Villagers have now relocated almost including solar-powered irrigation and CHARLES PENSULO panel,” said Hannah Longeya, pointing 3 km (1.86 miles) from their damaged micro-grids in Zimbabwe and Malawi - ONLINE SECTION REUTERS at the fence surrounding the solar homes, where they hope they will be but 85 percent survived, it said. TEL: 4462 7501 power system on higher ground. safer from future extreme weather. But Victor Chambayika Mhango, Prac- [email protected] they want to come back to their land tical Action’s Malawi representative, and start farming again. Local author- told the Reuters the areas where it PUBLIC RELATIONS ities are also considering extending the works have a long history of flooding, TEL: 4455 7613 which was considered in the design of power lines from the solar micro-grid [email protected] Malawi storm survivors to serve the villagers’ new homes. its solar irrigation systems. Practical Action’s southern Africa “This forms part of disaster prepar- ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT director, Kudzai Marovanidze, said edness that Practical Action advocates place hope in solar power TEL: 4455 7837 / 780 Cyclone Idai was a “stark and deadly to ensure that technologies respond to FAX: 4455 7870 reminder” of the impact of climate local context and serve their purpose [email protected] to switch on ‘new life’ change on the world’s poorest people. even in the face of disasters such as the The storm made landfall in mid- recent cyclone,” he wrote in an email. CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT March near Beira City in Mozambique But in one area of Chikwawa dis- TEL: 4455 7857 and then barreled westwards over trict, a solar-powered water tower [email protected] “The water reached neck height,” eastern Zimbabwe, also causing erected by Practical Action which pro- she said, adding that some people were massive floods in Malawi. It killed more vided clean drinking water for a whole SUBSCRIPTION & forced to hang onto tree branches. than 1,000 people in the three countries community collapsed and will need to DISTRIBUTION The small solar plant, installed by and left nearly 3 million in need of be rebuilt, as it had not been erected TEL: 4455 7809 / 839 international development charity humanitarian aid. with storm risks in mind. FAX: 44557819 Practical Action with European Union A massive relief operation, led by Villager Longeya, chairperson for [email protected] funding in 2016, sits on a raised area UN agencies and international humani- the irrigation component of the Mwalija A massive relief close to the Shire River, a major source tarian groups, has assisted about solar project, said the 60 or so solar operation, led of flooding in this part of southern 732,000 survivors in Malawi with panels in the array had changed local Malawi. But the UK-based aid agency emergency food, as well as providing people’s lives. All thoughts and views by UN agencies said the solar panels survived the pow- them with clean water, sanitation and “We grow different crops like and international erful cyclone due to forward planning, other essentials. beans, tomatoes and maize, and after expressed in these columns humanitarian groups, which it hopes will pay off as climate Marovanidze said such weather selling (them) we support our families. are those of the writers, has assisted about change brings more extreme weather. hazards were becoming more frequent Our children have also benefited as they not of the newspaper. The metal stands holding the solar and intense. “We must ensure that were using the lights to study. We were 732,000 survivors panels are 15 cm (6 inches) thick and climate resilience is at the centre of all also privy to current affairs by watching in Malawi with sunk deep into the soil, as well as rein- future development work so that television,” she said. All correspondence emergency food, as forced with concrete, so they were able people have the skills, tools and But the mother of four - whose regarding Views and well as providing to withstand Idai’s high winds and knowledge to cope with, and recover newly built house had just been con- Opinion pages should be heavy rain. from, disasters,” he said in emailed nected to the solar micro-grid before sent to editor-in-chief them with clean Now with the solar installation comments. the storm - said the family had to move, water, sanitation and having protected villagers in Chikwawa “If the aid community, along with along with about 100 other villagers, office or mailed to the other essentials. district from the storm’s immediate national governments and international because everything apart from the solar [email protected] danger, they are hoping it can help institutions like the UN and the World system had been damaged. 10 EUROPE SATURDAY 6 JULY 2019 Police crack UK’s huge ‘modern slavery’ ring

AP Prosecutors said more than 400 victims were LONDON forced to work for minuscule wages while their masters earned some $2.5m and lived a Details about what prosecutors luxurious lifestyle. have called one of Britain’s largest-ever ‘modern day’ slavery rings have emerged with Victims reported being truth is that the practice con- the conviction of eight people. forced to wash in a canal tinues, here in the UK, often Prosecutors said more than because they had no access to hiding in plain sight.” 400 victims were forced to work fresh water, having to plug leaky The police investigation and for minuscule wages while their toilets with their blankets and research by the charity Hope For masters earned some $2.5m and sheets, and getting food from Justice turned up numerous lived a luxurious lifestyle. soup kitchens and food banks cases of abuse. Reporting restrictions were lifted because their wages were not In one instance, a man who yesterday, allowing details to be sufficient. complained about poor pay and published. The group targeted vul- living conditions had his arm The group preyed on the nerable people in Poland for broken, was given no medical homeless, former convicts and recruitment, including newly care, then ejected from the alcoholics in Poland and lured released convicts, and placed lodgings. Another was forced to them to Britain with false them in England in cramped, rat- remove his clothes and promises of well-paid work. infested lodgings. They were put threatened with the removal of Some ended up being paid less to work on farms, rubbish recy- his kidneys if he did not keep FROM LEFT: Prime Minister of Northern Macedonia, Zoran Zaev; German Chancellor Angela Merkel; than $1 for a day’s work and cling centres and poultry quiet about the situation. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki arrive for a were held in squalid factories. In the second trial, which conditions. The victims ranged from ended in June, 52-year-old press conference at the end of the Western Balkans Summit in Poznan, Poland, yesterday. Five men and three women teenagers to people over 60. Ignacy Brzezinski and Wojciech originally from Poland have Judge Mary Stacey said at the Nowakowski, 41, were con- been convicted of modern day end of the first trial that the traf- victed. A third, Jan Sadowski, 26, Poland and Germany contradict slavery offenses and money fickers’ “degradation” of fellow pleaded guilty. laundering. human beings had been “totally Convicted at the earlier trial, Jurors in two separate trials unacceptable.” She imposed which ended in February, were Macron on EU Balkan enlargement at Birmingham Crown Court prison sentences of up to 11 chief conspirator Marek heard testimony from more than years. Chowanic, Marek Brzezinski, REUTERS The 28 EU states have agreed Yesterday’s summit in 90 victims, with indications that She said the belief that Julianna Chodakiewicz, Natalia POZNAN to take “a clear and substantive Poland brought together leaders at least another 350 had been slavery had been ended in Zmuda and Justyna decision” on the two hopefuls no from a handful of EU member trafficked by the criminal gang. Britain was not true: “The hard Parczewska. Poland and Germany yesterday later than October, but Macron countries including German called for continued progress on insisted that first the bloc needs Chancellor Angela Merkel, and European Union membership to find better mechanisms for many Western Balkan countries talks for western Balkan states finding agreement among its seeking to eventually join the Denmark charges 3 men hoping to join the bloc, rejecting current members. bloc. France’s position that it shouldn’t “I look with optimism to Polish President Andrzej for buying drones for IS accept more members until it autumn,” Merkel said, referring Duda scolded other EU members handles its own issues. to North Macedonia. for delaying accession talks with AP “I share (French) President The bloc faced unprece- Albania and North Macedonia, COPENHAGEN Macron’s view that the EU’s dented days-long negotiations days after the EU’s current working mechanisms must be this week in an effort to decide eastern European members lost Danish prosecutors have charged three men under Denmark’s anti- improved,” German Chancellor on candidates for EU’s top jobs. out in a carve-up of its top jobs. terror laws on suspicion of buying drones and components with the Angela Merkel said at a press However, EU Commissioner “The European Union purpose of delivering them to the IS group in Syria and Iraq where conference concluding the for Enlargement Johannes Hahn shouldn’t treat countries this they were to be used “in combat actions”. Western Balkan summit in said he believed it would not be way when they are carrying out Prosecutor Kristian Kirk said the three men, aged 30, “deliber- Poznan, Poland. “I don’t see that right to stop accession talks. difficult reforms aimed at future ately and systematically obtained lots of small parts and compo- as an abandonment of the “When our partner countries integration.” Holocaust survivor nents, which together could have become powerful weapons for accession talks.” deliver, the EU also has to He said these countries had terrorists.” EU governments failed in deliver. That is a question of the fulfilled many requirements to Eva Kor dead at 85 Kirk says “it may sound like shopping lists for a hobby project June to make good on a promise credibility of the EU,” Hahn said. facilitate talks. AFP (but) it is dead serious”. to open membership talks with “We must leave no vacuum North Macedonia’s Prime WARSAW He said yesterday that the men — two of them Danish citizens North Macedonia and Albania, in this region by hesitant Minister Zoran Zaev said the — bought “hobby planes, drones and thermal cameras as well as which face further delays to their behaviour, which would cer- country was ready to take the Eva Mozes Kor (pictured), a components, tools and accessories” in Denmark between 2013 and hopes of joining the bloc due to tainly not be used by our com- necessary steps to convince survivor of Auschwitz and the 2017. resistance from northern petitors such as Russia, Turkey sceptical EU countries of the death camp’s infamous doctor A trial is scheduled in September in Copenhagen. Europe. or China in our interest.” value of enlargement. Josef Mengele, has passed away in Poland during a trip to the Holocaust site, sources said. The Romanian-born Kor, Rescue ship captain to who founded the Candles Museum in Terre Haute, Indiana and devoted her life to file defamation charge Holocaust awareness, was 85. “We are deeply saddened against Italian minister to announce the passing of Eva Kor, Holocaust survivor, for- REUTERS might be inflicted on Salvini if giveness advocate, and founder ROME he loses the case. of CANDLES Holocaust Museum Salvini, who heads the far- and Education Center,” the The German captain of a migrant right League party and also museum said on Twitter. rescue ship will sue Italian serves as deputy prime minister It added that Kor passed Interior Minister Matteo Salvini in the coalition government, away on Thursday in Krakow, for defamation, her lawyer said appeared to relish the prospect southern Poland, during an yesterday, intensifying the battle of a court encounter. annual trip organised by the of wills between the charity “She breaks laws and attacks museum that included a visit to worker and the far-right leader. Italian military ships, and then Auschwitz, a former Nazi camp Carola Rackete, 31, was sues me. Mobsters don’t frighten in nearby town of Oswiecim. freed from house arrest on me, let alone a rich and spoiled Kor testified in the 2015 trial Tuesday after a judge dismissed German communist!” he wrote of former SS officer Oskar accusations that she had endan- on Twitter. Groening, the so-called Book- gered the lives of Italian serv- Rackete herself still faces keeper of Auschwitz, who was icemen by ignoring military possible charges of aiding illegal accused on 300,000 counts of orders and bringing a boatload immigration and disregarding being an “accessory to murder” of migrants to the port of public officials and will be ques- of Hungarian Jews. Protest in London Lampedusa. tioned in Sicily by magistrates During the trial, Kor Salvini has repeatedly next week. Her Sea-Watch 3 Demonstrators from the “Extinction Rebellion” climate environmental activist group, protest outside described her experiences at denounced Rackete, calling her boat has been impounded as the the French Embassy in London, yesterday. French police drew heavy criticism this week after officers the hands of Mengele, who had a “pirate” and an “outlaw”, and investigation continues. a fascination for twins. were filmed spraying peaceful climate activists in the face with teargas during a Paris sit-in last week. promising to expel her from Since taking office a year Italy. ago, Salvini has introduced a Rackete’s lawyer Alessandro battery of anti-migrant Gamberini said a lawsuit had measures, leading to a sharp UN deep sea mining body rejects Greenpeace criticism been drawn up. “We have decline in new arrivals also in already prepared the case the number of charity ships REUTERS batteries for smart phones and to agree rules on seabed mining. demands for a “global ocean against minister Salvini,” he told operating off the coast of Libya LONDON electric vehicles. So far only exploration has been treaty” rather than the ISA to Radio Cusano Campus, accusing in search of flimsy migrant Greenpeace, which wants a allowed. govern ocean mining did not the minister of stirring up boats. The International Seabed moratorium at least until the ISA Secretary General make sense. hatred. Salvini said yesterday that Authority (ISA) has rejected crit- ocean depths are better under- Michael Lodge said the Green- Greenpeace stood by its Rackete, who sports long, another charity ship, the icism from Greenpeace over its stood, issued a report this week peace report was wrong “partic- report yesterday. distinctive dreadlocks, has been German-flagged Alan Kurdi, had handling of ocean mining, warning seabed mining risks ularly in relation to the existing “We think that this treaty targeted by Internet trolls, with picked up 65 people near Libya, fuelling a spat that threatens to doing irreversible harm and said legal regime set up by interna- should establish a body that has threats of death thrown her way and warned it not to try to come overshadow talks this month by the 168member ISA should not tional law”. oversight of activity affecting on social media. She is currently to Italy. the UN body towards rules for set the rules. The ISA said it has the right biodiversity, and have the in hiding. In an open letter to his deep sea mining. Tensions between cam- to set the rules as it is a trans- mandate to protect it for future “A defamation case is a way German counterpart Horst Mining international waters paigners and the ISA coincide parent public forum of con- generations given none of the of sending a signal. When people Seehofe, Salvini said it was vital is in the spotlight as companies with talks throughout July in sensus-building by the interna- bodies set up by UNCLOS thus get hit in the wallet they under- for Berlin to intercede, adding and countries are looking at Jamaica, where the UN body is tional community and in com- far has that mandate nor the stand that they cannot insult that Italy would not let the Alan minerals concentrated on the headquartered, ahead of a 2020 pliance with international law. capability/oversight,” it said in a people gratuitously,” Gamberini Kurdi dock under any ocean floor that can be used in goal its member states have set Lodge said Greenpeace’s statement. said, referring to the fines that circumstances. SATURDAY 6 JULY 2019 EUROPE / AMERICAS 11 Nato: No sign of Russia backing down in INF row

AFP Nato Chief Jens Russia for the demise of the INF “Back in 1987 Russia was missile defences, along with intel- BRUSSELS Stoltenberg said that were unjustified”, calling for able to destroy intermediate ligence and surveillance pro- the “ongoing Russian restraint and warning of the “real range cruise missiles in a few grammes, to boost their readiness Nato Chief Jens Stoltenberg risks” the situation posed. weeks,” he said. to deal with the threat posed by (pictured) warned yesterday that violation” was the only “We confirmed that in our “It is possible to do it in a few the Russian 9M729 ground- the chances of saving a landmark reason the treaty was planning... we are not intended weeks because that has hap- launched cruise missile system Cold War arms treaty were under threat. to deploy corresponding missile pened before.” the West says breaches the INF. decreasing day by day, after talks systems in Europe and other The INF, which banned For several years Russia with Russian officials failed to regions unless the US interme- ground-launched missiles with denied the existence of the yield any breakthrough. signed in 1987 between US pres- diate- and shorter-range missiles a range of 500 to 5,500km, is 9M729 but now says it complies Russia and the United States ident Ronald Reagan and Soviet are deployed there,” the mission seen as a cornerstone of the with the treaty. Moscow has have both suspended their par- leader Mikhail Gorbachev. said in a statement. global arms control architecture accused the US of jeopardising ticipation in the Intermediate- Nato held talks with senior Russian President Vladimir and its looming demise has trig- arms control structures by aban- Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Russian officials as part of efforts Putin on Wednesday signed into gered fears for the future of the doning the accord. treaty, accusing each other of to save the deal, a week after law a bill formalising the sus- New START treaty, which caps Stoltenberg refused to give violating the accord, which alliance defence ministers reporters after the meeting, pension of Moscow’s partici- nuclear warhead numbers. further details of the counter- banned a whole class of nuclear- agreed a package of counter- adding that the “ongoing Russian pation in the INF. Putin has said he is also ready measures yesterday, saying Nato capable missiles. measures in case Moscow violation” was the only reason Stoltenberg said there was to drop New START —which was still focused on trying to save Washington will definitively ignores the deadline. the treaty was under threat. still time to save the INF, pointing expires in 2021 — accusing Wash- the deal, but he noted that the quit the deal on August 2 unless “We didn’t see any sign of The Russian mission to Nato to the speed with which Soviet ington of being unwilling to nego- alliance’s existing ballistic missile Russia destroys a controversial Russia being willing to come said in a statement that they had forces were able to get rid of tiate an extension to the defence shield would not be new missile system the US and back into compliance with the used to meeting to say “that their medium-range weapons agreement. Alliance ministers last capable of shooting down the Nato say breaches the accord, INF treaty,” Stoltenberg told attempts to shift the blame on after the INF was signed. week agreed to review air and Russian missiles.

Fourth wildfire Aftershocks follow breaks out on S California quake Greek island AP AP and turning off gas where ATHENS LOS ANGELES necessary. Naval Air Weapons Station More than 250 firefighters were Aftershocks from Southern Cali- China Lake said in a statement battling four wildfires on the fornia’s largest earthquake in 20 late Thursday that no injuries Greek island of Evia yesterday, years rumbled beneath the were reported and so far all with authorities ordering the Mojave Desert as authorities buildings had been found to be evacuation of four villages as a tallied damage in the sparsely intact but assessments were con- precaution. populated region. tinuing across its 4,856 sq km. One of the blazes broke out The strongest aftershock thus Its workforce was ordered to not early Thursday afternoon and far hit shortly after 4am yes- report yesterday. was burning woodland and terday, registering magnitude 5.4 A Ridgecrest senior center agricultural areas, while and awakening people all the was holding a July 4th event another two started simultane- way to the coast. when the big quake hit and eve- ously just before midnight Thursday’s 6.4 magnitude ryone made it out shaken up but Thursday. The blazes led to four quake struck at 240km northeast without injuries, she said. Fissures that opened up under a highway during an earthquake seen near the city of Ridgecrest, in villages being evacuated. of Los Angeles, near the town of “Oh, my goodness, there’s California. The fire department said a Ridgecrest and a sprawling Navy another one (quake) right now,” fourth, a forest fire, broke out installation. Breeden said on live television earthquake and that it “all seems with the California Institute of temblor about a half hour earlier. in the same area yesterday Multiple injuries and two as an aftershock struck. to be very much under control!” Technology’s seismology lab, There was little likelihood afternoon. house fires were reported in the Gov Gavin Newsom declared California Highway Patrol Lt. said the earthquake was the the quake raised the risk of a The latest blaze was being town of 28,000. Emergency a state of emergency for Kern John Williams said officials found strongest since a 7.1 quake struck quake on the mighty San Andreas tackled by firefighting forces crews dealt with small vege- County. The declaration means cracks on several roads in the another area of the Mojave Fault, the sleeping giant that runs already in the area, authorities tation fires, gas leaks and reports that the state will help the county county, but overpasses and Desert on October 16, 1999. through much of California and said. A total of 255 firefighters, of cracked roads, said Kern and municipalities in it with underpasses were in good shape. “This has been an extremely is expected to be the source of four water-dropping planes and County Fire Chief David Witt. emergency aid and recovery Video posted online of a liquor quiet abnormal time,” Jones said. the feared “Big One,” the scien- three helicopters along with He said 15 patients were efforts. store in Ridgecrest showed the “This type of earthquake is much tists said. 100 vehicles and earth-moving evacuated from the Ridgecrest Breeden noted at a news aisles filled with broken bottles, more normal ... The long term “We have never seen a fore- machinery were battling the Regional Hospital as a conference that other nearby knocked down boxes and other average is probably once every shock more than 10 km, 6 miles, flames. precaution. governments have offered to groceries strewn on the floor. five or 10 years somewhere in away from its mainshock and Greek authorities said they Ridgecrest Mayor Peggy help the recovery effort. Flames were seen shooting out of Southern California.” this is substantially farther than had activated the European Breeden said that utility workers President Donald Trump said one home in the community. She added that the 6.4 quake that to the San Andreas,” Jones Union’s Copernicus Emergency were assessing broken gas lines he was fully briefed on the Lucy Jones, a seismologist was preceded by a magnitude 4.2 said. Management Service satellite program to map the affected areas. Four tigers maul Earlier yesterday, the fire Putin bestows top state honours to submarine fire victims department said that a 64-year- tamer to death old man had been arrested on REUTERS submarine was carrying out a which claimed 118 lives. their courageous efforts to fight suspicion of starting the first in southern Italy MOSCOW survey of the sea floor near the Putin, in a decree published the fire, something the Russian fire by using a naked flame to Arctic, the Russian defence min- on the Kremlin’s website yes- defence minister said had burn dried weeds near his REUTERS Russian President Vladimir Putin istry has said. terday, gave four of the dead resulted in the vessel’s nuclear house. ROME yesterday bestowed top state Moscow’s slow release of submariners Russia’s highest reactor being safely contained. Burning dried weeds and honours on 14 sailors killed in a information about the incident state award — the title of Hero Putin has said that the sub- other such activities outdoors, Four tigers have mauled to fire on a secret nuclear has drawn comparisons with the of Russia. He granted another top marine was manned by an elite such as setting campfires, is death their tamer in southern submarine in recognition of what opaque way the Soviet Union state award — the Order of and senior crew, two of whom banned in Greece from May 1 Italy, fuelling calls for a ban on the Russian military has called handled the 1986 Chernobyl Courage — to the 10 others. already held the Hero of Russia to October 1 as part of measures the use of animals in circuses their outstanding bravery. nuclear power station disaster, The awards underline the title before their deadly mission. to prevent forest fires. as the Parliament debates on The sailors were killed on and another deadly submarine importance of the secretive work Russian servicemen held a Wildfires are common in the issue. Monday when a fire broke out accident — the 2000 sinking of the men were carrying out and memorial service in the port city Greece during the hot, dry Police said yesterday that while their deep-water research the nuclear-powered Kursk, what the authorities say were of Kronstadt on Thursday. summer months. the 61-year-old tamer, Ettore Weber, was attacked by the tigers on Thursday during a training session in Triggiano, Major donor Norway frets a small town in the Puglia region. over Brazil deforestation All the circus’s eight tigers were impounded by the police, REUTERS “Norway’s goal is to con- triggering protests from animal OSLO tinue the partnership, even welfare associations. though we realize that the ter- The Anti-Vivisection Norway has expressed alarm mination of the fund also is a League (LAV) called for the over accelerating destruction of possible outcome,” the minis- tigers involved in the attack not the Amazon and concern for the try’s statement added, noting to be killed, and urged the gov- future of a Brazilian rainforest Brazil’s emission reduction goals ernment to speed up legislation protection fund it has given under the Paris climate pact. to ban circus animals. $1.2bn to in the last decade. Brazil is home to 60% of the “Tigers must be saved... and Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon which is vital to coun- placed in an environment portion of the Amazon soared tering global warming. suitable for their natural needs”, more than 88% in June com- The Norwegian and German LAV said in a statement. pared to the same month a year ambassadors met with Brazil’s Parliament is discussing a ago, the second-consecutive Environment Minister Ricardo Survivors of a boat that capsized off the Atlantic coast, arrive at Catarasca Naval Base in Puerto Lempira. new bill to ban wild beasts from month of rising destruction Salles, a climate change sceptic, circuses, after a failed attempt under new right-wing President on Wednesday to talk about the in 2017. Jair Bolsonaro. Amazon Fund, the statement said. The government has Honduras probes boat tragedy after 27 dead “We are worried about the Environmentalists said Bol- promised to act swiftly if the bill recent developments in Brazil sonaro’s strong remarks calling is passed, to the alarm of the AFP/TEGUCIGALPA when a seasonal ban on lobster “Wallie,” when it set sail from and reports on increased defor- for development of the Amazon national circus association fishing was lifted. Cabo Gracias a Dios . estation in the Amazon,” the and criticising environmental which has announced protest Honduran authorities said they Families began the grim task The “Wallie” sank near Cayo Norwegian Climate and Envi- enforcement agency Ibama for action. are investigating the causes of of identifying the bodies yes- Gorda, an island just northeast ronment Ministry said. handing out too many fines According to a study pub- an accident in which at least 27 terday. The Directorate of of their point of departure. Fifty- The Nordic country has would embolden loggers seeking lished in 2017 by the Italian people died after their fishing Forensic Medicine said a team five people were rescued. Nine made the lion’s share of contri- profit from deforestation. Censis Foundation think-tank, boat sank off the Caribbean of nine experts had been sent to are still missing. butions to Brazil’s Amazon Fund. Salles has said that Brazil Italy is one of the few European coast. the area to help recover and “It is clear that the tragedy Germany has paid $68m, with will overhaul rules for selecting states not to limit the use of The boat sank on Wednesday identify the victims. happened because the boat was another $100m in the pipeline projects supported by the animals in circuses. in the remote Mosquitia coastal Ninety-one people were overloaded,” a local journalist from donors who make contri- Amazon Fund, after discovering region after heading out to sea aboard the boat, the 70-tonne said. butions based on Brazil’s record. irregularities in spending. 12 AMERICAS / CLASSIFIEDS SATURDAY 6 JULY 2019 Trump celebrates ‘greatest political journey’ in history

AP Trump called on team. By adding his own one- WASHINGTON Americans to “stay true hour “Salute to America” pro- to our cause” during duction to capital festivities that President Donald Trump cele- typically draw hundreds of thou- brated the story of America as a programme that sands of people anyway, Trump “the greatest political journey in adhered to patriotic became the first president in human history” in a Fourth of themes and hailed an nearly seven decades to address July commemoration before a a crowd at the National Mall on soggy but cheering crowd of eclectic mix of history’s the Fourth of July. spectators, many of them invited, heroes. Protesters objecting to what on the grounds of the Lincoln they saw as his co-opting of the Memorial. White House for New Jersey, holiday inflated a roly-poly Supporters welcomed his adding, “I knew the speech very balloon depicting Trump as an tribute to the US military while well so I was able to do it without angry, diaper-clad baby. protesters assailed him for a teleprompter.” Trump set aside a historic putting himself center stage on In his speech, Trump avoided piece of real estate — a stretch of a holiday devoted to unity. diversions into his agenda or ree- the Mall from the Lincoln Mon- As rain fell on him, Trump lection campaign . But in one ument to the midpoint of the called on Americans to “stay true exception, he vowed, “Very soon, reflecting pool — for a mix of to our cause” during a pro- we will plant the American flag invited military members, Repub- gramme that adhered to patriotic on Mars,” actually a distant goal lican and Trump campaign themes and hailed a mix of his- not likely to be achieved until donors and other bigwigs. It’s tory’s heroes, from the armed late in the 2020s if even then. where Martin Luther King Jr gave forces, space, civil rights and A late afternoon downpour his “I have a dream” speech, other endeavours of American drenched the capital’s Inde- Barack Obama and Trump held life. pendence Day crowds, and inaugural concerts and protesters US President Donald Trump with First Lady Melania Trump, Vice-President Mike Pence, and acting Trump told reporters yes- Trump’s speech unfolded in swarmed into the water when Defence Secretary Mark Esper, and other officials during an Independence Day celebration in front terday that at one point during occasional rain. The warplanes supporters of Richard Nixon put of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. his speech the rain knocked out and presidential aircraft he had on a July 4, 1970, celebration, with his teleprompter. summoned conducted their fly- the president sending taped all the way back to the Wash- In the shadow of the Wash- officials restricted the group’s “That’s not a good feeling,” overs as planned, capped by the remarks from California. ington Monument!” he said. ington Monument hours before permission to move it or fill it Trump said as he departed the Navy Blue Angels aerobatics Aides to the crowd-obsessed Many who filed into the Trump’s speech, the anti-war with helium, Benjamin said. Trump fretted about the prospect sprawling VIP section said they organization Codepink erected a Protesters also handed out of empty seats at his event, said got their free tickets from 6 metre tall Trump baby balloon small Trump baby balloons on a person familiar with the members of Congress or from to protest what activists saw as his sticks. Molly King of La Porte, planning who was not authorised friends or neighbours who intrusion in Independence Day Indiana, a 13-year-old Trump to be identified. Aides scrambled couldn’t use theirs. Outside that and a focus on military might that supporter in sunglasses and a in recent days to distribute zone, a diverse mix of visitors, they associate with martial “Make America Great Again” hat, tickets and mobilize the Trump locals, veterans, tour groups, regimes. happily came away with one. and Republican social media immigrant families and more “We think that he is making “They’re making a big stink accounts to encourage partici- milled about, some drawn by this about himself and it’s really about it, but it’s actually pretty pation for an event hastily Trump, some by curiosity, some a campaign rally,” said Medea cute,” she said. “I mean, why not arranged and surrounded with by the holiday’s regular activities Benjamin, the organization’s co- love your president as you’d love confusion. along the Mall. director. “We think that he’s a big a baby?” A small crowd gathered Back at the White House, Protesters earlier made their baby. ... He’s erratic, he’s prone to take pictures with the big Trump tweeted an aerial photo voices heard in sweltering heat to tantrums, he doesn’t under- balloon, which drew Trump sup- showing an audience that filled by the Washington Monument, stand the consequences of his porters and detractors. both sides of the memorial’s along the traditional parade actions. And so this is a great “Even though everybody has reflecting pool and stretched to route and elsewhere, while the symbol of how we feel about our different opinions,” said Kevin the Washington Monument. VIP section at the reflecting pool president.” Malton, a Trump supporter from The US Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon taking part in Independence “A great crowd of tre- served as something of a buffer The balloon remained tied Middlesboro, Kentucky, “every- Day celebrations. mendous Patriots this evening, for Trump’s event. down at the Mall because park body’s getting along.”

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BLOOMBERG Medium announcing the policy. Using executive actions, WASHINGTON “It’s time for the government to Warren said she would deny try to right those wrongs — and contracts to companies with Democratic presidential boost our economy in the poor records on diversity and candidate Elizabeth Warren process.” equal pay and companies that proposed a set of executive The plan comes ahead of use forced arbitration and non- actions as part of an effort to Warren’s appearance at Essence compete clauses. She would also boost wages for women of color Festival in New Orleans today bar employers from asking by imposing stricter rules for where she will make her pitch applicants for past salary infor- companies that seek federal to an audience of black women. mation and criminal histories. contracts and diversifying the Polls show Warren trails Black or African-American senior ranks of federal former vice-president Joe Biden women working full-time in the government. and Senator Kamala Harris in US have median weekly earnings “For decades, the gov- support from black voters by of $709, while Hispanic or Latino ernment has helped perpetuate double digits. A Quinnipiac Uni- women earn $631, according to Pen.Mag the systemic discrimination that versity poll this week showed Labor Department statistics for has denied women of color equal Warren with 4% among black the first quarter. That compares Every Sunday To Thursday opportunities,” the Massachu- voters; Biden leads with 31%, fol- with $826 for white women and setts senator wrote in a post on lowed by Harris with 27%. $1,033 for white men. SATURDAY 6 JULY 2019 CLASSIFIEDS 13

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US job growth rebounded strongly jobs last month in June as government hiring as government surged, but persistent moderate employment rose wage gains and mounting by the most in evidence that the economy was losing momentum could still 10 months. The encourage the Federal Reserve to economy created only cut interest rates this month. 72,000 jobs in May. The Labor Department’s Economists polled by closely watched employment report yesterday suggested May’s Reuters had forecast sharp slowdown in hiring was payrolls rising probably a fluke. Lack of concrete 160,000 in June. progress in resolving an acrimo- nious trade war between the United States and China, however, government employment rose by means the bar could be very high the most in 10 months. The for the Federal Reserve not to economy created only 72,000 Visit to College of Commissioners lower borrowing costs at its July jobs in May. Economists polled by EU Commissioner of Digital Economy and Society, Gunther Oettinger; Finnish Minister of Finance, Mika Lintila; European Commission 30-31 policy meeting. Reuters had forecast payrolls President Jean-Claude Juncker, Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne, European Commission Vice-President and Commissioner for Jobs, The US central bank last rising 160,000 in June. Growth, Investment and Competitiveness, Jyrki Katainen; and Finnish Foreign Minister and European Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia month signaled it could ease Job growth averaged 172,000 Malmstrom, pose for a family photo with visiting EU Commissioners and Finnish Ministers at the House of the Estates during the visit monetary policy as early as this per month in the first half. Hiring to the College of Commissioners of the European Commission in Helsinki, Finland, yesterday. month citing low inflation as well has cooled from an average of as growing risks to the economy 223,000 jobs per month in 2018. from an escalation in trade ten- The pace, however, remains well sions between Washington and above the roughly 100,000 Kuwait Beijing. needed to keep up with growth President Donald Trump and in the working age population. African free trade zone Chinese President Xi Jinping last The economy, which has passes $22bn week agreed to a trade truce and expanded a record 10 years, has deficit budget a return to talks. Trump has said shifted into lower gear as the expected to start in 2020 he is in “no hurry” to make a deal stimulus from last year’s massive and on Wednesday accused China tax cuts and more government AFP The launch of the African intra-African trade by 60 percent AFP and Europe of “playing big cur- spending fizzles. The Atlanta Fed NIAMEY Continental Free Trade Area by 2022. KUWAIT CITY rency manipulation game and is forecasting gross domestic (AfCFTA), 17 years in the making, Some however have feared pumping money into their system product rising at a 1.3 percent A landmark African free trade will be the major focus at the AU that cheaper imports will hit Kuwait’s parliament yesterday in order to compete with USA.” annualized rate in the April-June zone due to be ceremonially summit. small manufacturers and farming passed an annual budget The trade fight has undercut quarter. The economy grew at a launched at a summit in Niger Nigeria, Africa’s most pop- families. Some countries would projecting a deficit of $22bn, as business confidence, leading to a 3.1 percent pace in the first this weekend is expected to take ulous nation and the most notable face a short-term hit to revenues lawmakers opposed downturn in equipment spending quarter. effect from July 2020, the African absentee to the deal alongside but competition would drive government plans to impose and manufacturing. Consumer The trend in wage growth has Union (AU) trade commissioner Benin and Eritrea, announced innovation, Muchanga said. taxes or reduce subsidies. spending is rising moderately and slowed from late last year when said yesterday. earlier this week that it would A billion US dollars in credit The expected shortfall in the the housing market continues to wages were rising at their fastest “We have recommended to sign up to the AfCFTA in Niamey. has been earmarked by the 2019/20 budget is equivalent to struggle, while the trade deficit rate in a decade, pointing to mod- the summit that the actual date Muchanga said the accord, African Import and Export Bank 15.7 percent of Gross Domestic has widened again. erate inflation. Average hourly of trading should be the 1st of July which will progressively phase for countries requiring support, Product and amounts to a fifth “The data are unlikely to stop earnings rose six cents or 0.2% in 2020,” Albert Muchanga, in out duties on 97 percent of goods he announced. year in a row that the oil-rich the Fed from easing at this June after gaining 0.3 percent in charge of trade and industry at traded between African coun- “Countries which will have Gulf state has run a deficit. month’s meeting,” said Jim May. That kept the annual the 55-nation bloc, told AFP. tries, would be a spur for growth. adjustment costs then can have Kuwait’s annual budgeting O’Sullivan, chief US economist at increase in wages at 3.1% in June “It is not yet definitive, the “The biggest benefit is you are recourse to that facility which will was hit hard by a 2014 crash in High Frequency Economics in for a second straight month. summit has to consider that rec- removing the fragmentation of assist them,” he said. oil prices. White Plains, New York. “The The dollar rose against a ommendation,” he said. Africa,” Muchanga said, pre- The pact notionally came into Public revenues are esti- well-signaled easing reflects offi- basket of currencies after the However, “the ministers of dicting an influx of foreign capital being in late May after crossing mated at $51.8bn while cials’ worries about the potential data, while US. Treasury prices trade have accepted, so naturally that would create jobs and the threshold of ratification by at spending is projected at drag on growth from trade- fell. US stock futures extended you would expect that the head prosperity. least 22 countries. $73.8bn, both slightly higher related ‘uncertainties,’ along with losses. Interest rate futures con- of states will.” “I am very opti- According to the AU, the AU members, after formally than last year’s projections. sub-2 percent inflation.” tinued to price in a rate cut at mistic, the passion is spreading zone, bringing together Africa’s launching it Niamey, will then Revenues from oil are esti- Nonfarm payrolls increased the end of the month and again and everyone is ready to work 1.2 billion people into the world’s have to hammer out key details mated at $45.4bn and comprise by 224,000 jobs last month as in September. hard for the better,” he added. largest trade bloc, could increase to make it operational. some 88 percent of expected total public revenues. Lawmaker Adnan Abdul- samad, who heads parliament’s Deutsche Bank’s investment bank chief steps down budget committee, said projec- tions for oil income were pred- REUTERS rivals scaled back. Deutsche Bank’s supervisory Sewing wants to reduce the icated on a price of $55 a barrel. FRANKFURT A wider overhaul, one of board is expected to meet on size of the bank’s nine-member Lawmakers have persist- several in recent years, signals Sunday to discuss the restruc- management board and the bank ently opposed any plans by the Deutsche Bank said its investment that Deutsche Bank is coming to turing, which could see as many is still haggling over this, a person government to impose taxes or bank head agreed to step down terms with its failure to keep pace as 20,000 job cuts, with New with knowledge of the matter said raise the cost of public services. yesterday in a sign of the divi- with Wall Street’s big hitters such York and London bearing the yesterday. Abdulsamad however said sion’s waning influence as as JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs. brunt. The revamp is expected to that even if the government Germany’s largest lender readies Ritchie’s departure and the The lender is still hammering cost the bank up to €5bn. imposed taxes and raised a multi-billion dollar restruc- change in board representation out details on a variety of issues, Deutsche Bank declined to charges for services, it would turing aimed at reversing a are just two elements of a with the exact makeup of a comment on the plans for a cor- not be able to plug the budget decline in its fortunes. sweeping, multi-billion dollar trimmer management board one porate bank division. deficit. Kuwait’s fiscal year runs Chief Executive Christian investment bank signals Deutsche overhaul that Deutsche Bank is unanswered question, people At present a single corporate from April 1 to March 31. Sewing will represent the Bank’s determination to reduce planning to unveil in the coming familiar with matter said. customer may have accounts Lawmakers urged the gov- investment bank on Deutsche its influence and the effects on the days, a month after its shares hit Among other measures the with Deutsche Bank’s private and ernment to stop squandering Bank’s board following the business of its fluctuating for- a record low. bank is examining is the creation commercial bank, the transaction public funds and undertake departure of the division’s boss tunes, which have long been a Sewing flagged an extensive of a separate “corporate bank” to bank and the investment bank. reforms. Over three-quarters Garth Ritchie (pictured), who has bone of contention in Germany. revamp in May, promising share- streamline services now spread The effort would seek to of spending is allocated to been a deputy CEO with a board Deutsche Bank’s investment holders “tough cutbacks” to the across the lender, two people reduce overlap and the new wages and subsidies. seat, the Frankfurt-based bank bank has been central to its investment bank after Deutsche familiar with the matter said. It division would have a seat on the Economic performance in said in a statement. strategy for years, leading it to Bank failed to agree a merger is also planning to set up a “bad board, the people said, con- Kuwait has been lacklustre in The removal of a separate maintain a large presence on Wall with cross-town rival bank” to hold tens of billions of firming news first reported by recent years, due to the board-level representative for the Street when other European Commerzbank. euros of non-core assets. the Sueddeutsche newspaper. downturn in oil prices. SATURDAY 6 JULY 2019 BUSINESS 15 UK investigation of Jaguar Land Rover set to Amazon investment shows tougher approach build electric cars in UK AP much competition between LONDON: Deliveroo and Amazon right at AFP The group aims to offer anticipated, so in that respect the present given Deliveroo is very LONDON electrified options for all new company was essentially forced The UK competition watchdog focused on food delivery but that’s Jaguar and Land Rover models to invest in the UK -- even yesterday launched an investi- too simplistic. Amazon wants to Car manufacturer Jaguar Land by 2020. though it’s not perhaps ideal in gation into Amazon’s purchase get any product to the customer Rover has decided to produce a “The future of mobility is terms of reaching those key of a large stake in food delivery fast and to ‘own’ the customer for range of electric vehicles at its electric and as a visionary British European markets.” service Deliveroo, a move that everything they possibly want to central England factory, it company, we are committed to Britain’s auto sector warned suggests authorities are taking buy in their life and every way announced yesterday, securing making our next generation of last week that a no-deal Brexit a harder line on the expansion they want it delivered.” American thousands of jobs in a major zero-emission vehicles in the could cost UK-based carmakers of Big Tech. authorities are likewise taking boost to post-Brexit Britain. UK,” added Speth. up to £70m ($89m) daily through While the deal had not been steps to reign in the growing “Jaguar Land Rover today The investment, praised as delays to production. billed as a takeover by Amazon, power of large tech firms. revealed plans to manufacture “trailblazing” by Britain’s biggest JLR, which launched its first the Competition and Markets The US Justice Department a range of new electrified trade union Unite, follows an electric vehicle I-PACE last year, Authority said it has “reasonable and the Federal Trade Com- vehicles at its manufacturing agreement for employees to is meanwhile late to develop its grounds for suspecting” that the mission are moving to inves- plant in Castle Bromwich, UK,” The first car to roll off work a four-day week as part of strategy for the segment. agreement could “result in tigate Google, Facebook, the Indian-owned group said in the production line restructuring plans. “It is not alone in being late... Amazon and Deliveroo ceasing Amazon and Apple over their a statement. at Castle Bromwich, “This is a proud day for our but certainly, given that the to be distinct.” The investigation aggressive business practices. The first car to roll off the which currently members and Jaguar Land Nissan Leaf has been out for will put on hold any plans to In the US Congress, the House production line at Castle Bro- Rover,” said Steve Turner, Unite many years now, and Tesla has merge Amazon operations with Judiciary Committee has mwich, which currently employs employs 2,500 assistant general secretary for been making waves for some Deliveroo, whose delivery bikes announced an antitrust probe, 2,500 workers, will be the next- workers, will be the manufacturing. time in the kind of segments that and scooters are ubiquitous in promising “a top-to-bottom generation all-electric Jaguar XJ next-generation all- Cardiff University professor Jaguar and Land Rover operate many major cities. Besides review of the market power held luxury saloon model. Peter Wells cautioned that Brexit in, then clearly there is concern,” Britain, it also operates in by giant tech platforms.” In the “It’s a huge step for (the) very electric Jaguar XJ was probably not a major factor Wells said. several countries in Europe and UK, observers have noted a prestigious, special premium- luxury saloon model. in JLR’s decision, given its “It’s not so easy to ramp up Asia, including Germany, change of direction at the CMA luxury XJ production in Castle existing UK manufacturing oper- the production of electric France, Italy and Australia. since Chair Andrew Tyrie took Bromwich,” JLR Chief Executive European Union at the end of ations and declining consumer vehicles at this point because of The investigation comes as over last year. From the moment Ralf Speth (pictured)told AFP in October. demand for high-polluting diesel concerns over supply -- the the regulator is taking a more he started Tyrie has promised an interview. Batteries will be made in cars. battery technology and the activist role in seeking to protect to play a crucial role in Britain’s The facility in Birmingham, neighbouring Hams Hall, War- “The company is con- materials needed. consumers in an evolving global competitiveness. Britain’s second biggest city, will wickshire, while electric motors strained by what they’ve got... it’s “They have an electric marketplace. But even so, the decisions produce the electric vehicles as will be manufactured at JLR’s not really a Brexit-related model but I don’t see that they “This type of deal is right in this week marked a change of part of a “huge” electrification engine plant close to the nearby decision,” Wells told AFP. will be able to produce a high the CMA’s area of interest at the tone, if not direction. investment that was “in the bil- city of Wolverhampton. “It’s more an issue that has proportion of electric vehicles moment - large tech incumbents “The CMA’s move comes as lions”, Speth said. The news is “Today’s announcement, been forced upon the company, across the range for quite some like Amazon investing in smaller a surprise and suggests that the a welcome fillip for the nation’s which safeguards several perhaps faster than they had time,” added Wells, noting par- rivals - so called ‘killer acquisi- new regime is much more inter- largely foreign-owned car thousand jobs in the UK, is the wanted. ticularly strong competition from tions,’” said Nicole Kar, head of ventionalist than in the past,” sector, which has long warned next stage in execution of Jaguar “The market is changing German carmakers like Audi, the London Competition said Clive Black, the head of over the impact of Britain’s Land Rover’s electrification across the world quicker than BMW, Mercedes, Porsche and Practice at law firm Linklaters. research at financial firm Shore looming departure from the strategy,” JLR added. many car companies have Volkswagen. “You might not think there is Capital. Brent oil inches up on Iran tensions, Opec decision

REUTERS The Organization stoking the economic LONDON of the Petroleum concerns. The US Energy Information Brent oil ticked higher yesterday, Exporting Countries Administration reported on supported by tensions over Iran and other producers Wednesday a weekly decline of and the decision by Opec and its such as Russia, a 1.1 million barrels in crude allies to extend a supply cut deal grouping known as stocks, smaller than the 5 million until next year, while US barrel draw reported by the benchmark crude prices fell on Opec+, supported American Petroleum Institute weak economic indicators. prices by extending and less than analyst Brent was up 53 cents at their deal on supply expectations. $63.83 per barrel by 1330 GMT. cuts. The Organization of the US West Texas Intermediate Petroleum Exporting Countries and (WTI) slipped 18 cents to $57.16. other producers such as Russia, a The US market was closed on “The negotiations still have grouping known as Opec+, sup- Thursday for a holiday. to happen and until then we will ported prices by extending their Both benchmarks were set be looking at very weak manu- deal on supply cuts. for their biggest weekly falls in facturing PMIs,” he said referring Tension in the Middle East five weeks. to Purchasing Managers’ Indices also offered some support. Iran, A trade war between the which indicate companies’ already embroiled in a row with United States and China has optimism about their sector. the United States, threatened dampened prospects of global German industrial orders fell yesterday to capture a British economic growth and oil far more than expected in May, ship after British forces seized EU Western Balkans Summit demand, but talks between the and the Economy Ministry said an Iranian tanker in Gibraltar two nations resume next week this sector of Europe’s largest over accusations the ship was Deputy Head of Operations of European Investment Bank, Luca Lazzalori; Secretary of State at in a bid to resolve the deadlock. economy was likely to remain violating EU sanctions on Syria. the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland, Szymon Szynkowski; and Vice-President of Policy and “The truce between the United weak in the coming months. “It is just another sign that Partnerships for the European Bank, Pierre Heilbronn, after signing an agreement for the support of States and China is not translating In the United States, new the market sentiment is not economic and infrastructural projects in the Balkans during the first day of the EU Western Balkans into anything in the real economy orders for factory goods fell for strong enough to react to those Summit at the Poznan International Fair, Poland. in the short term,” Petromatrix oil a second straight month in May, headlines and events, which is analyst Olivier Jakob said. government data showed, quite unusual,” Jakob said. Ethiopia to sell Fed debate shifts from half-point cut to whether to cut at all minority stake BLOOMBERG could call for lower rates, will insurance ease. The cost of such markets are implying,” said Neil in telecom, ATLANTA give his read on the job market of an ease isn’t high because Dutta, head of economics at Ren- next week in two days of sem- inflation doesn’t present any kind aissance Macro Research. “If you issue licenses The Federal Reserve’s debate iannual testimony before Con- of near-term risk.” were thinking they would cut shifted from how much to cut gress. The Federal Open Market While the Fed dropped rates three times this year, the AFP / ADDIS ABABA interest rates later this month Committee on July 30-31 will “patient” from its policy momentum is so strong in July to whether to move at all after discuss whether the economy guidance at its June meeting, the that that is not going to happen.” Ethiopia said yesterday it would hiring in June trumped the needs an “insurance cut” amid strength in the pace of hiring There has been growing grant two telecom licenses to expectations of economists. a slowing global economy, trade will enable the FOMC to delay sentiment on the part of Fed private firms and sell a minority Yields on two-year US frictions and low inflation. the onset of a mini-easing cycle officials that a rate cut might be stake in Ethio Telecom, the sole Treasuries jumped to Officials will also take pains until September; but the central needed this year. Eight of 17 operator, as the government 1.87percent from 1.76 percent to stress that they’re not bank will still need to cut in penciled in a reduction by the opens sectors long closed to the day before, reflecting responding to political pressure. order to steepen the yield end of the year in the June “dot outsiders. reduced odds of the Fed aggres- Despite what he termed “great curve.-- Carl Riccadonna and plot,” which shows quarterly Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sively reducing borrowing costs jobs numbers,” President Yelena Shulyatyeva, econo- The Fed separately yes- forecasts for the central bank’s announced last year plans to in the near term. Fed funds Donald Trump yesterday mists. Payrolls climbed terday issued its semiannual benchmark rate. privatise a swathe of industries futures, which had been indi- repeated his call for the Fed to 224,000, compared with the monetary-policy report to Con- “The rebound in job growth and allow foreign and private cating some possibility of a half- cut interest rates, saying it median economist estimate for gress ahead of Powell’s tes- in June likely takes a 50-basis- investors into key state-owned point rate cut in July before the would make growth “be like a 160,000, after a relatively weak timony, which begins point cut off the table,” said companies in an effort to Labor Department’s data, are rocket ship.” 72,000 advance the prior Wednesday. The report Ryan Sweet, head of monetary- attract new players to the now pricing a quarter-point “It is going to be a pretty well- month, according to the Labor repeated wording from the June policy research at Moody’s Ana- economy. reduction this month, and at one debated meeting,” said Michael Department figures. The jobless Federal Open Market Com- lytics Inc. “I still think the odds State Minister of Finance point on yesterday even showed Feroli, chief US economist at rate ticked up to 3.7 percent mittee statement saying officials of a cut are around 65 percent,” Eyob Tekalign Tolina unveiled that outcome was less than 100 JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New from a half-century low of 3.6 would closely monitor incoming which would be intended as plans “to sell up to 49 percent percent certain. York, who said a half-point cut percent while average hourly data and “act as appropriate to insurance against a slowdown, stake in Ethio-Telecom to Fed Chairman Jerome is now off the table. “I think ulti- earnings increased 3.1 percent sustain the expansion.” boost inflation expectations and private firms and give telecom Powell (pictured), who has said mately they ease because they from a year earlier, slightly less “The July meeting is probably “signal the Fed isn’t going to kill licenses to two private telecom uncertainties in the US outlook signaled it so strongly. It is an than projected. a closer call than what the this expansion.” operators”. 16 BUSINESS SATURDAY 6 JULY 2019 Carney is being actively Italy’s bond market set for discussed by EU to run IMF best week in BLOOMBERG have to sign off on his candidacy LONDON for the IMF. over a year He was the Governor of the European governments are Bank of Canada for five years and REUTERS actively discussing nominating also previously worked as the LONDON Bank of England Governor Mark Canadian government’s sherpa Carney (pictured) as the next to the Group of Seven economies. Italy’s government bond yields were set head of the International He entered policy making after yesterday for their best week in over a Monetary Fund, according to a spending 13 years at Goldman year thanks to heightened expectations person familiar with the matter. Sachs Group Inc. in multiple cities of European Central Bank monetary While a Canadian by birth, and in areas such as sovereign easing soon and relief that Rome has Carney holds British and Irish risk, emerging markets and avoided EU disciplinary action over its passports, so his selection would investment banking. fiscal position. technically preserve the seven- Carney had signaled that he As bond yields across the euro area decade practice of a European Such experience matters, planned to return to Canada in this week hit fresh milestones, Italy running the Washington-based given the IMF leadership will early 2020. He has been delivered its own eye-popping moves. lender. The BoE declined to pass hands at a time when the repeatedly mentioned in the Italy’s 10-year bond yield has slid 45 comment on his behalf. world economy is the weakest Canadian media as a possible basis points and is set for its biggest The IMF’s last 11 managing in a decade and increasingly successor to Prime Minister weekly fall since June 2018. directors all came from Europe, threatened by the trade war Justin Trudeau, who faces an It was 4 basis points lower on the day including Christine Lagarde of between the US and China. Just election in October. at 1.63 percent yesterday, having hit its France, who is set to step down this week, Carney warned of the His possible move to the IMF lowest since 2016 on Thursday.. after this week being picked to risks of a “widespread instead could disappoint former The closely-watched gap over safer become president of the European slowdown” that may require a UK Chancellor of the Exchequer German government bond yields is hov- Central Bank once Mario Draghi major policy response. George Osborne, who hired ering around 200 bps and close to its leaves on October 31. He has run the Bank of Carney for the BoE. He is con- tightest in over a year. European rivals to Carney England since 2013 and is sidering a bid for the IMF Two-year Italian bond yields, down could still materialise. European scheduled to leave at the end of himself, according to a person 3 bps on Friday at 0.03 percent, briefly Union finance ministers may try January, having twice extended familiar with the matter. turned negative earlier in the week. to settle on a single name to his tenure to help manage the Other challengers could Italy dodged the threat of EU disci- nominate at a meeting scheduled economic fallout from the UK’s include French Finance Minister plinary action over its public finances on for the start of next week, vote for Brexit. As well as setting Bruno Le Maire and ECB Exec- Wednesday after persuading the according to another person interest rates, he chairs its utive Board member Benoit European Commission that new familiar with the matter. Carney financial policy committee and Coeure although they may suffer measures submitted this week would is clearly a qualified candidate has overhauled how the central from Lagarde and her prede- help bring its growing debt into line with but there are others too, the bank runs. cessor, Dominique Strauss- EU fiscal rules. person said. The UK government is already Kahn, both being French. Bun- “Some of the concerns investors have Emerging-market nations searching for a successor among desbank President Jens Wei- had around Italy have not played out yet,” may also push for a represent- 30 applicants although the process dmann has ruled himself out. said Mohammed Kazmi, portfolio ative to get the role, given the isn’t currently set to be completed Emerging-market countries manager for UBP in Geneva. increasing weight they now play for a while, and certainly not until have made a pitch before, only “For now, the markets are reacting in the world economy. after a new prime minister takes to split over who to support and to expectations of ECB quantitative easing The 54-year-old Carney’s office this month. then lose out. Ultimately though, and Italy has always been one of the main resume is hard to beat though. From 2011 until last that’s because the U.S. backed beneficiaries of that.” For sure, specu- He has governed the central November, Carney chaired the the European candidate as part lation that the ECB could deliver not only banks of both the UK and Financial Stability Board, an of the unspoken pact that leaves interest-rate cuts but possibly a fresh Canada, helped set regulation for international body tasked with the World Bank presidency in round of monetary stimulus were fuelled global finance, worked inside the strengthening the international American hands. Former U.S. this week by comments from ECB offi- Canadian government, earned financial system after its 2008 Treasury official David Malpass cials. Investors are also betting that a doctorate in economics from crisis. That saw him work at recently took the helm of that France’s Christine Lagarde, picked by EU the University of Oxford and close quarters with world institution as European govern- leaders this week to be next ECB chief, spent more than a decade at leaders such as German Chan- ments assented to President will double down on the ECB’s dovish Goldman Sachs Group Inc. cellor Angela Merkel, who would Donald Trump’s nominee. monetary policy stance.

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AFP MOTOGP WORLD Repsol Honda Team’s Spanish rider Marc Marquez rides during the second free practice session SACHSENRING, GERMANY CHAMPIONSHIP ahead of the Moto GP Grand Prix Germany at the Sachsenring Circuit in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Marquez STANDINGS eastern Germany, yesterday. Marc Marquez heads into this weekend’s German MotoGP 1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 160pts quickest aiming for a little bit of history 2. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 116 as he looks to rack up his seventh successive MotoGP win 3. Danilo Petrucci (ITA/Ducati) 108 in practice 4. Alex Rins (ESP/Suzuki) 101 at Sachsenring. AFP The 26-year-old Spaniard, 5. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 72 SACHSENRING who leads the championship 6. Fabio Quartararo (FRA/Yamaha- standings by 44 points, took SRT) 67 Championship leader Marc Marquez pole and won in Germany in his again showed his mastery of the Sach- 7. Maverick Vinales (ESP/Yamaha) 65 first season in MotoGP back in senring circuit to clock the quickest 2013 and he has done the 8. Jack Miller (AUS/Ducati-Pramac) 60 time in yesterday’s practice ahead of double in every edition since. 9. Pol Espargaro (ESP/KTM) 52 tomorrow’s German Grand Prix. “We now arrive at one of my 10. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/Honda- The Spaniard, who has won every favourite tracks,” Marquez told LCR) 51 edition of this race since 2013, ran his Honda team website. second behind Frenchman Fabio His remarkable record at Quartararo during the morning session the circuit actually stretches we have to keep working hard.” In his place comes test rider Maverick Vinales who cruised “The good thing is that now but turned things around in the back even further since when Marquez has won four of the Stefan Bradl. The 29-year-old to a comfortable win in Assen. we go straight to the Sach- afternoon. he has also won once in 125cc eight rounds so far in the cham- German rider has already raced Yamaha have some con- senring and we can immediately Marquez almost crashed his (2010) and twice in Moto2 (2011, pionship as he goes in search of once this year, in Jerez where cerns, however, over the form work on another GP weekend.” Honda on his first lap but after coming 2012). A win on Sunday would a sixth world title in seven years he finished 10th, and has twice of seven-time champion Val- Ducati also announced on out of the pits on soft rear tyres, he give him the perfect 10. - he missed out to his then finished in the top five at the entino Rossi who has crashed Thursday that Petrucci had went on to post a fastest time of 1min “Everyone says I am the Yamaha team-mate Jorge Sachsenring while riding a out of the last three races. extended his deal with the 20.705sec. That left him 0.341 seconds favourite because I won in the Lorenzo in 2015. Honda in 2012 and 2013. “This is not a positive time Italians until the end of next ahead of Suzuki’s Alex Rins who was past few years, but this sport is The pair are now spear- The Hondas can expect a for us,” said the 40-year-old season. marginally quicker than a disap- unpredictable and everyone heading the Honda challenge serious challenge from the Rossi. “In this first half of the pointed and disgruntled Quartararo. said the same in Austin (US but Lorenzo will be missing Ducatis of Andrea Dovizioso “The end to the race in season we were able to progres- The 20-year-old, who took pole Grand Prix) and I crashed,” said from Sachsenring after frac- and Danilo Petrucci, who are Assen was a real shame because sively increase our competi- in Assen last weekend, was impeded Marquez. turing a vertabrae during second and third respectively I felt good after the warm-up. I tiveness, taking two podiums by his own Yamaha teammate Franco “Past results don’t mean a practice ahead of last weekend’s in the championship standings, was fast but instead ended up and an unforgettable win,” said Morbidelli as he looked set to improve lot once we start on Friday so Dutch GP in Assen. as well as the Yamaha of with another zero. the 28-year-old. on Rins’ time. Tour de France: New generation ready to deliver

AP BRUSSELS Yellow jersey No matter who wins, this year’s Tour de France will see celebrates a changing of the guard. And if the names of Wout 100 years Van Aert, Kasper Asgreen, Enric Mas or Caleb Ewan REUTERS don’t ring a bell for now, they BRUSSELS Scott Piercy reacts after a putt might soon be on everybody’s during the first round of the lips. Winning any Tour de France stage is a 3M Open. In the absence of many milestone in any cyclist’s career but to do stalwart riders who have so on the opening day of the annual three- stamped their mark on week trek comes with a very special bonus Piercy fires cycling’s marquee event in - the yellow jersey. recent years, new faces will Today’s Grand Depart in Brussels feels 62 to grab 3M emerge this summer. special enough anyway, coming 50 years There is a long list of top after the city’s most favourite sporting son Open lead riders missing the Tour, Eddie Merckx won the first of his five which starts today from Tours and 61 years after the race last AFP Brussels with a 194.5km stage started in the Belgian capital. BLAINE, UNITED STATES through Flanders and back to But when the top sprinters power the Belgian capital, including towards the city’s iconic Atomium at the American Scott Piercy caught four-time champion Chris end of the 194.5 km stage around Flanders The defending Tour de France champion, team INEOS rider Geraint fire on the back nine en route to Froome, who is missing out appearance to show off their they will do so knowing the overall maillot Thomas of Britain rides on a podium during the teams presentation, a nine-under 62 and a two-shot for the first time since 2011, skills and challenge the jaune is up for grabs. lead in the first round of the PGA 2018 runner-up Tom supremacy of their elders - at the Grand Place in Brussels ahead of the 106th edition of the race While it is the 106th edition of the Tour Tour’s 3M Open on Thursday. Dumoulin, Primoz Roglic, a starting today. which begins today. de France, this year marks the 100th anni- Piercy, who hasn’t won in 14 fourth-place finisher last The opening stage fea- versary of the what has become arguably months, finished his bogey-free year, former world champion tures two short climbs usually       the most recognisable and fought-over round with a six-foot birdie putt Philippe Gilbert, ace sprinters taken during the one-day garment in sport.           on the par-five 18th to pull Mark Cavendish, Marcel Kittel classic Ronde van Vlaanderen   £  N       It has been worn by the overall race ahead of Canada’s Adam and Fernando Gaviria. and a stretch of cobblestones          leader since Henri Desgrange, editor of Hadwin and Hideki Matsuyama The generational change and also passes through Mer- !"#$%!&'(" )*+##,'$-'*(.$/+'00"-1'(#'+ L’Auto magazine, the publication that of Japan. is likely to be the most visible ckx’s childhood home. The ' ! 234     thought up the Tour, decided in July 1919 Hadwin and Matsuyama in the fight for the race day’s main difficulties come to act after complaints that the leader did both shot 64. leader’s yellow jersey, as too early to have a real impact : not stand out in the peloton. Piercy rolled in six birdies 22-year-old Egan Bernal on the final result, though, Inspired by a chat he had with sports & 5 4 !     over his final eight holes after seems ready to take over from and the stage is likely to end director Alphonse Bauge he went for a making the turn at the TPC Twin his leader at team Ineos, in a bunch sprint that could :; yellow jersey, similar to the colour of his Cities course in three-under. He defending champion Geraint award the first yellow jersey publication, and during a rest day in Gre- !6.  4"#  also had a 30-foot putt for birdie Thomas. to a Tour debutant. noble Eugene Christophe, who had been on the par-four 16th. 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The introduction of the yellow jersey Patton Kizzire and Sam after Froome, who also rides Sagan’s ambition to claim a < received just a short mention in L’Auto, Saunders are tied for fourth after for Ineos, was ruled out record seventh green jersey, but the message has endured. shooting six-under 65. because of an horrific crash which is awarded to the best *   ! 6 4 !    Sadly for Christophe he never got to South African Dylan Frittelli, last month. sprinter. => wear the jersey in Paris after being struck and Americans Brendan Steele Despite his lack of expe- A colorful character with by cruel luck. and Bryson DeChambeau are rience - he will start his a spectacular style of racing, +'00"-1'(#'+-'*('(#&+8"%$(+ Still leading on the penultimate stage among a large group who shot second Grand Tour - Bernal Sagan has been the fastest   &  #   from Metz to Dunkirk, 30 minutes ahead 03 6 five-under 66, four shots back is showing an impressive man in the Tour peloton in > of the second-placed rider, his forks broke   of Piercy. maturity for his young age. recent years. Since 2012, he  #  on the cobblestones of Haisnes and, World Number One Brooks Many former Tour has failed to win the green >? ? / without being able to grab a spare bike as Koepka made five birdies for a winners including Eddy jersey just once, when he was   is the case today, he spent an hour fixing : $  four-under 67 that left him five Merckx and Alberto Contador disqualified following a crash ;; them.   : shots adrift. Koepka has won six have picked Bernal as their with Cavendish two years ago. .  He ended up third with Belgium’s PGA Tour events of which four favourite to win a race that But Sagan has been strug- Firmin Lambot proudly adorned in yellow are major championships. features several grueling gling with form this season, <; =    in the Parc de Princes Paris.    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Shaun Marsh Pakistan exit despite victory as out of World Cup after Cummins blow

New Zealand qualify for semis AFP MANCHESTER AFP SCOREBOARD LONDON PAKISTAN Australia batsman Shaun Marsh Fakhar Zaman c Mehidy b Saifuddin ...... 13 has been ruled out of the rest Pakistan thumped Bangladesh Imam-ul-Haq hit wicket b Mustafizur ...... 100 of the World Cup after suffering by 94 runs in their last World Babar Azam lbw b Saifuddin ...... 96 a broken arm while batting in Cup group match yesterday but Mohammad Hafeez c Shakib b Mehidy ...... 27 the nets against team-mate Pat suffered a painful exit as New Haris Sohail c Soumya b Mustafizur ...... 6 Cummins. Zealand pipped them to a semi- Imad Wasim c Mahmudullah b Mustafizur .43 Thursday’s Old Trafford final place on net run-rate. Sarfaraz Ahmed not out ...... 3 training session, which took Sarfaraz Ahmed’s team Wahab Riaz b Saifuddin ...... 2 place two days before reigning needed to smash the world Shadab Khan c and b Mustafizur ...... 1 champions Australia’s final record for margin of victory in a Mohammad Amir c Mushfiqur b Mustafizur . 8 group game against South one-day international but a Shaheen Shah Afridi not out ...... 0 Africa at the Manchester miracle win never looked Extras (lb3, nb1, w12) ...... 16 ground, also saw all-rounder remotely likely at a sun- Total (nine wickets, 50 overs) ...... 315 Glenn Maxwell struck a painful drenched Lord’s. Fall of wickets: 1-23, 2-180, 3-246, 4-248, blow batting against left-arm 5-255, 6-288, 7-289, 8-314, 9-314 Pakistan’s total of 315 for quick Mitchell Starc. Bowling: Mehidy 10-0-30-1 (1w), Saifuddin nine meant Bangladesh needed No sooner had Maxwell been 9-0-77-3 (3w), Mustafizur 10-0-75-5 (1w), only eight runs to end the 1992 escorted away by medical staff Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi celebrates taking the Mashrafe 7-0-46-0, Shakib 10-0-57-0 (1w), world champions’ hopes of after going down in pain when a wicket of Bangladesh’s Mahmudullah during Mosaddek 4-0-27-0 (1w) advancing to the semi-finals. rising delivery from Starc, the the World Cup match at the Lord’s, yesterday. Teenager Shaheen Afridi BANGLADESH tournament’s leading wicket- returned the best-ever figures Tamim Iqbal b Shaheen ...... 8 taker, reared up and hit him on for Pakistan at a World Cup of qualified,” said Sarfaraz. “Only A late flourish from Imad Soumya Sarkar c Fakhar b Amir ...... 22 the right forearm, than Marsh, ICC WORLD CUP 2019 6-35 as they finished level on 11 the one match will cost us in the Wasim, who scored 43 runs Shakib Al Hasan c Sarfaraz b Shaheen ...... 64 batting in the same net, was POINTS TABLE points and games won (five) with whole tournament (against West from 26 balls, boosted the Mushfiqur Rahim b Riaz ...... 16 struck on the wrist by Cummins. fourth-placed New Zealand, Indies). We played very good score but Pakistan lacked the Liton Das c Sohail b Shaheen ...... 32 Both players were sent to RANK/TEAM M W L N/R PT missing out on the top four due cricket.” muscle to put themselves out Mahmudullah b Shaheen ...... 29 hospital for scans, with left- 1: Australia 8 7 1 0 14 to their inferior run-rate. Pakistan, backed by thou- of sight. Mosaddek Hossain c Babar b Shadab ...... 16 hander Marsh subsequently 2: India 8 6 1 1 13 The other teams in next sands of passionate flag-waving Mustafizur Rahman took five Mohammad Saifuddin c Amir b Shaheen ...... 0 ruled out, although Maxwell has week’s semi-finals are Australia, fans in London, started curiously wickets for Bangladesh, Mehidy Hasan Miraz not out ...... 7 not suffered any serious 3: England 9 6 3 0 12 India and hosts England, with the slowly, crawling to 38-1 after 10 including a superb caught and Mashrafe Mortaza st Sarfaraz b Shadab ...... 15 damage according to Australia 4: New Zealand 9 5 3 1 11 final group matches taking place overs. bowled to dismiss Shadab Khan. Mustafizur Rahman b Shaheen ...... 1 coach Justin Langer. 5: Pakistan 9 5 3 1 11 today. Imam-ul-Haq (100) and Extras (lb5, w6) ...... 11 The International Cricket Total (all out, 44.1 overs) ...... 221 6: Sri Lanka 8 3 3 2 8 Pakistan finished the tour- Babar Azam (96) eventually Pakistan finished level on Council confirmed Marsh’s exit nament with four straight wins stepped on the gas, reaching 11 points and games won Fall of wickets: 1-26, 2-48, 3-78, 4-136, from the World Cup in a 7: Bangladesh 9 3 5 1 7 5-154, 6-197, 7-197, 8-198, 9-219 but ultimately paid the price for their 150 partnership for the (five) with fourth-placed statement, saying its event Bowling: Hafeez 6-1-32-0, Amir 7-0-31-1 (1w), 8: South Africa 8 2 5 1 5 a sluggish start. second wicket off 146 balls but New Zealand, missing out technical committee had Shaheen 9.1-0-35-6 (4w), Riaz 7-0-33-1 (1w), 9: West Indies 9 2 6 1 5 on the top four due to their “Unfortunately we played both fell in quick succession to Imad 6-0-26-0, Shadab 9-0-59-2 approved Handscomb as a 10: Afghanistan 9 0 9 0 0 very good cricket in the last four suck the momentum out of their inferior run-rate. Result: Pakistan won by 94 runs replacement for Marsh for the matches but we have not innings. remainder of the tournament.

Cup final on free to air TV Australia, India chase top league spot AFP In order to leapfrog Australia, England captain Eoin Morgan if England LONDON Virat Kohli’s India need to beat has voiced his liking for Edg- get there Sri Lanka at Headingley but baston as a venue after his side, Australia and India will be also need help from South eyeing their maiden World Cup aiming to finish top of the World triumph, beat India by 31 runs in AFP Africa, who face Aaron Finch’s LONDON Cup league phase and so avoid side later on the same day at a league game on Sunday. facing hosts England in the semi- Old Trafford. The top-ranked The host nation, who The Cricket World Cup final finals as they prepare for the team will face the side that started the tournament as will be available to watch on final day of round-robin finishes fourth, New Zealand, favourites, lost their way with free-to-air television across matches. who have lost three straight consecutive defeats against Sri Britain if England reach the Defending champions Aus- matches. Lanka and Australia but hit climax of the 50-over show- tralia, two-time winners India back strongly to beat India and piece, Sky Sports announced and England along with New to beat Sri Lanka at Headingley New Zealand, rediscovering the India’s captain yesterday. Zealand have already booked but also need help from South zest that made them the world’s Virat Kohli bats in The broadcaster said their place in the final four ahead Africa, who face Aaron Finch’s most-feared one-day interna- their decision would “ensure of today’s games. side later on the same day at Old tional side. the nets during a as wide an audience as pos- Leaders Australia have 14 Trafford. The top-ranked team Former England Test captain training session sible is able to watch the points after seven wins and one will face the side that finishes Michael Vaughan said he could at Headingley game”. defeat, one point ahead of India, fourth, New Zealand, who have not see Australia slipping up. Stadium in England have qualified who have six wins plus one no lost three straight matches. “The team that you’d like to Leeds, yesterday. for the semi-finals and will result and a defeat. England are guaranteed to face is New Zealand and that’s meet either India or Aus- England have 12 points after finish third and will meet the side why I can’t see how Australia slip Trafford against South Africa. they can get their kit in the tralia on Thursday July 11. six victories and three defeats, that finishes second at Edgbaston up today,” he told the BBC. They know that if they finish top dressing room and they’re The final is at Lord’s on July one point ahead of New Zealand. on July 11. The first semi-final is “There’s two reasons why I they play New Zealand again potentially going to have two 14. International cricket in In order to leapfrog Aus- on July 9 at Old Trafford and don’t think that will happen. there on Tuesday and as a team games on the same pitch in the the UK has been behind sat- tralia, Virat Kohli’s India need pitches first against fourth. Australia are playing at Old they can settle in Manchester, space of four or five days.” ellite broadcaster’s sub- scription paywall since 2005. Many pundits claim the decision by the England Karunaratne blames domestic and Wales Cricket Board to Tahir set for take the game off free-to- air television has been a structure for Sri Lanka’s woes central factor in the sport’s declining popularity in its emotional exit birthplace, particularly REUTERS among younger age groups. LEEDS AFP Proteas have long been out of Meanwhile, the tele- MANCHESTER the race for semi-final vision audiences in Britain Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karu- qualification. for the Cricket World Cup naratne blamed poor domestic South Africa’s Imran Tahir is “As a team, we need to have been contrasted unfa- structure for the team’s decline readying himself for an think about finishing on a good vourably with the millions and said the players should be emotional farewell to one-day note,” he said. who watched the England allowed to play in leagues international cricket, although “But it makes me feel very team’s run to the semi-finals abroad to gain valuable expe- the veteran is upbeat about the sad and emotional that I’m of football’s Women’s World rience. Proteas’ future. going to leave. Cup on free-to-air The 1996 world champions, Today’s World Cup match “It was always my dream television. who reached the final in 2007 against reigning champions to play international cricket Sky UK and Ireland chief and 2011, remain in a seemingly Australia is set to be Tahir’s and I’m really grateful to eve- executive Stephen Van endless transition period since 107th and last ODI before the ryone who helped me along on Rooyen said: “We are proud stalwarts Mahela Jayawardene leg-spinner bows out of the the way. They accepted me for to be the broadcaster for a and Kumar Sangakkara quit 50-over game at international who I was, the guy who came Sri Lanka’s captain Dimuth Karunaratne addressing a press home Cricket World Cup -- international cricket in 2015. level. from overseas. conference at Headingley Stadium in Leeds, yesterday, ahead of one of the world’s biggest Karunaratne’s men are out Born in Pakistan but “It’s a big moment of my their Cricket World Cup group stage match against India today. and most exciting sporting of the semi-finals race after married to a South African, the life -- I always wanted to play events. managing only three wins in much-travelled Tahir made his cricket and play as long as I “Our aim has always their eight group matches and domestic season. The players have the selectors to frequently chop ODI debut in February 2011, could and now is the right time been to celebrate what could finish another disappointing only one chance to showcase their and change the squad. Karu- just a month before his 32nd to go. be a ‘once in a generation’ campaign against neighbours talent and we have to identify naratne blamed it on the young birthday. “It will be quite a hurtful moment of a home team in India on Saturday. players only from that. That’s the players’ struggle to adjust to the But the 40-year-old has and sad moment for me but a big final on home soil. “If you take other countries, reason,” he said. demands of international cricket. still taken 172 ODI wickets I’ve prepared myself for that, “So, if England reach the they play a lot of cricket,” Kar- Karunaratne was put in “When they come to the heading into this weekend’s so hopefully it will go well for final, we will make the unaratne told reporters at Head- charge of the team in April after international level, there’s a huge match in Manchester. me and the team.” match available to everyone ingley yesterday. Lasith Malinga, Angelo gap. We have to close that gap,” This has been a disap- Tahir added: “I’m not so the whole country can be “In India, they play IPL and Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal he said, adding that the way pointing World Cup for South worried about (the) future of part of a rare and special big their domestic structure is really, and Thisara Perera all had forward was to allow players to Africa, with just two wins from the team -- there are a lot of sporting moment.” really good. spells as captain. gain experience in leagues in eight games so far and the youngsters.” “In Sri Lanka we have one The desperation also drove India, Australia and England. SATURDAY 6 JULY 2019 SPORT 19

Argentina Peru eye another Copa America seeks answers on suspected VAR upset in final against Brazil interference

AP Peru’s defender Aldo Corzo (centre) takes part in a training in Rio de Janeiro AFP RIO DE JANEIRO yesterday, ahead of their final against Brazil in the Copa America Championship. BUENOS AIRES

Peru is going for one last upset When you make it to Argentina’s Football Association in the Copa América. yesterday asked the company After a stunning run to its the final, you have supplying the VAR technology first final in more than four to try to win it. We being used at the Copa America decades, Peru will try to pull off reached the final to clarify whether Brazil Pres- the biggest shock of the tour- ident Jair Bolsonaro’s security nament in the title match against thanks to our own team interfered with Tuesday’s host Brazil tomorrow. merits. This group is semi-final. It would cap a remarkable very strong. I think Argentina lost 2-0 to hosts comeback for a team that barely that’s the key. It Brazil in front of the watching survived the group stage but Bolsonaro at the Mineirao eventually eliminated favorite has the strength to stadium in Belo Horizonte but Uruguay in the quarter-finals overcome adversities: were infuriated that they were and two-time defending Ricardo Gareca denied two penalty claims that champion Chile in the replays suggested should have semi-finals. been given. Less than two weeks ago, scored the third goal against And what angered them Peru was being counted out by Chile on Wednesday to become most was that Ecuadoran most. Now it has a chance to earn the Copa América’s all-time referee Roddy Zambrano what would be one of its greatest leading scorer among active refused to consult VAR to check victories. players with 13 goals. the validity of their claims. “When you make it to the On defense, the team has “We’re very concerned that final, you have to try to win it. been carried by goalkeeper Brazilian media and news web- There’s no other option,” said results in other matches. Gareca if you want to,” veteran striker four tournaments. It lost to Pedro Gallese, who made an sites are talking about possible Peru coach Ricardo Gareca, who said things are different now, and Paolo Guerrero said after the eventual champion Uruguay in embarrassing mistake against problems and interference in is an Argentine. Peru is in better position to try team’s 3-0 win over Chile on 2011 and Chile in 2015, finishing Brazil but rebounded with strong the system of communication “We reached the final thanks to defeat the host. Wednesday. third both times. In 2018, Peru performances. between the VOR (video oper- to our own merits. This group is “We have the players to do “But for us, there are no made its first World Cup He stopped penalties by Bra- ating room) and the field offi- very strong. I think that’s the key. it,” he said. favorites on the field. We have appearance in 36 years, being zil’s Gabriel Jesus in the group cials,” said the AFA federation It has the strength to overcome “We are peaking right now. to stay humble and do our job. eliminated in a group that stage, by Uruguay’s Luis Suárez on its website. adversities.” If I had to choose a time to make There are a lot of people not included eventual champion in a shootout in the quarterfinals It’s the second complaint The team’s comeback fol- it to the final, it would be now. showing respect for Peru right France. and by Eduardo Vargas in the made by AFA about the semi- lowed a resounding 5-0 loss to But we know that it will be dif- now. I have a lot of respect for Most players from that squad semifinals. Peru will be seeking final having protested on Brazil in the group stage, a result ficult against Brazil no matter Brazil, but I also respect my are back, including Guerrero, its third Copa América title, and Wednesday to South American that left Peru on the verge of how we are playing.” country.” who attracted headlines for first since 1975. Brazil is seeking football’s governing body CON- elimination. It advanced as one Brazil is considered the over- Peru has been enjoying one being allowed to play in Russia a ninth Copa title, and first since MEBOL over “serious and gross of the two best third-place fin- whelming favorite, but Peru of its best decades in soccer, after appealing a doping 2007. It has won the tournament refereeing errors”. ishers from the three groups doesn’t think of it that way. having made it to three Copa suspension. all four previous times it hosted “According to the afore- after a combination of favourable “You can call them favorites América semifinals in the last The 35-year-old striker the event, the last time in 1989. mentioned versions, this inter- ference was caused by Pres- ident Jair Bolsonaro’s security Netherlands teams,” said the statement, which was signed by AFA’s ref- ‘love’ underdog Barca unveil new ereeing director Federico Beligoy. status in World On Wednesday, the Bra- signing De Jong zilian website Globoesporte. Cup final com reported that there had been a problem with VAR REUTERS REUTERS club as a player and later as a before the semi-final match, PARIS BARCELONA coach. “De Jong carries Cruyff’s claiming a “radio signal used spirit in his soul. We are so by” Bolsonaro’s security team Netherlands are relishing their New Barcelona signing Frenkie proud that one of the great stars affected the referee’s commu- underdog status ahead of the de Jong was greeted by 20,000 of Dutch football has decided to nication channel with the VAR women’s World Cup final supporters as he took his first come here,” said Barca president team. against the United States steps on the Nou Camp pitch at Josep Maria Bartomeu. Beligoy mentioned the two tomorrow, midfielder Danielle his unveiling yesterday, six “Everyone has followed De incidents that most angered the van de Donk has said. months after agreeing a $84.19m Jong since January and we have Argentines, one in which tele- The Dutch side will take on move from Ajax Amsterdam to found in him exactly what we vision replays showed Brazil the thrice champions in Sun- the La Liga champions. were looking for. Dutch players captain Dani Alves bodycheck day’s title clash at Lyon. The 22-year-old Nether- have always left their mark here Argentina forward Sergio “I love being underdogs,” lands international repeatedly and we are starting a new era Aguero to the ground in the Van de Donk told reporters. kissed the badge on his Bar- with him.” De Jong said he had penalty area in the build-up to “It’s the best role you can celona shirt while on the pitch, received offers from several top the hosts’ clinching second goal. be in. I like it. to the delight of the fans, and European clubs but was con- The other incident, later in “I don’t know the English told them: “Putting the Bar- vinced to move to Barca after the match, saw Brazil mid- word but I don’t think they (the celona shirt on for the first time being visited by Bartomeu and fielder Arthur shoulder charge US) think we’re that good. makes me feel very proud.” other club directors. defender Nicolas Otamendi in Underestimate? Yes, that’s it. De Jong played a crucial role “It was difficult because lots the throat in another off-the- That is going to be an advantage in Ajax winning the Dutch league of clubs were telling me things ball incident inside the penalty for us.” and Cup last season as well as and there was a moment when area. Reigning European cham- in knocking out Real Madrid and I couldn’t see things clearly. Neither incident was seen pions Netherlands struggled to Juventus on their way to the Then one day the board by Zambrano nor referred to qualify for the World Cup, Champions League semi-finals, members came to the Nether- the VAR team to see if an having progressed through where they suffered a painful lands on a surprise visit and they offense was committed. playoffs, but are now playing elimination to Tottenham convinced me,” he said. In AFA’s previous com- their second consecutive major Hotspur. “There has always been a plaint, its president Claudio final. The midfielder, who has great connection between Bar- Tapia had hit out at Bolsonaro’s Sarina Wiegman’s side have signed a five-year contract, celona and Ajax because of Cru- behaviour describing it as a Barcelona’s new Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong poses with shown they can find the extra strengthens Barca’s affinity with yff’s philosophy. Barca and Ajax “political demonstration” that his new jersey next to the football club’s president Josep Maria gear when needed and have Dutch football which began in want to play the same style of is against both CONMEBOL and won each of their six matches Bartomeu (right) during his official presentation at the Camp Nou 1973 with the signing of Johan football and that’s very special world football governing body in the tournament. Stadium in Barcelona, yesterday. Cruyff, who revolutionised the for me.” FIFA’s regulations. Africa Cup of Nations: Morocco crash out to Benin

AFP they prevailed 4-1 in the shootout reigning champions Cameroon. CAIRO following misses by Sofiane Boufal En-Nesyri and Ziyech both pro- and En-Nesyri to set up a clash with duced saves in a dreary first half Hakim Ziyech’s missed stoppage- Senegal or Uganda on July 10 for a from Saturnin Allagbe, who kept his time penalty proved extremely costly spot in the semi-finals. place in the Benin goal after as 10-man Benin stunned Africa Cup Morocco suffered a troubled replacing Fabien Farnolle for the of Nations title contenders Morocco build-up to the tie at Al Salam final group game. in a spot-kick shoot-out yesterday Stadium with captain and key Younes Belhanda skewed wide to reach the quarter-finals after a 1-1 defender Medhi Benatia lost to injury for Morocco shortly after the draw in Cairo. while Benin were without forward restart but it was Benin who Moise Adilehou forced home at Steve Mounie due to suspension. grabbed a surprise lead when a corner early in the second half to The Atlas Lions had been Adilehou broke clear of his marker put Benin on course for a shock win clinical, determined and efficient to turn in a corner on 54 minutes, but Youssef En-Nesyri equalised for so far in Egypt, mirroring the the Squirrels’ first goal since their Morocco before Ajax star Ziyech beliefs of Herve Renard, the only opening game in Egypt. blew the chance to snatch victory by coach to win the Cup of Nations A mistake from Jordan Adeoti striking the post from the spot in the with two countries. presented Morocco with the 96th minute. Benin, winless in 12 previous equaliser on 75 minutes, as he was Benin were forced to play most Cup of Nations matches, only caught in possession on the edge of of the additional 30 minutes a man scraped through to the knockout his area by Mbark Boussoufa who Benin players celebrate after winning the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) Round of 16 down after Khaled Adenon received rounds on the back of three draws squared for En-Nesyri to stroke match against Morocco at the Al-Salam Stadium in Cairo yesterday. a second yellow card for dissent, but after holding both Ghana and beyond Allagbe. SATURDAY 6 JULY 2019 20

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REUTERS tournament to 32 teams,” he told Nine countries have so far World Cup to $60m. The men’s established in 2005 aandnd is an LYON, FRANCE a news conference. submitted bids including edition in Russia last year, fea- annual tournament. “We will have to act quickly Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, turing 32 teams, had a total prize Infantino pledgeded FIFIFAFA FIFA President Gianni Infantino to decide if we are to increase it Brazil, Colombia, Japan, New money pot of $400m. would increase its investmentestment wants to expand the women’s for 2023, if we do, we should Zealand, South Africa and South “I would like to propose a Club in women’s football worldwideorldwide World Cup to 32 teams from 24 reopen the bidding process to Korea. World Cup for women starting as to $1bn (from $0.5bn) overver the for the next edition in 2023 along allow everyone to have a chance Infantino hailed the 2019 soon as possible, next year or the next four-year cycle. with doubling the prize money or maybe co-host. Nothing is tournament in France as “the year after,” Infantino said. He also spoke ofof to $60m, he said yesterday. impossible.” best women’s World Cup ever”, “We need a Club World Cup wanting to create an Ahead of tomorrow’s The deadline for submitting citing figures that show the global which can be played even every international women’sen’s Women’s World Cup final bid documents to host the next reach will exceed 1 billion year to expose clubs from all over league, with promotionion between holders the United States World Cup was in April, with a viewers across all platforms. the world, to make clubs invest and relegation like thehe and the Netherlands, Infantino host due to be appointed in He said it was an opportunity even more in women’s football, Nations League in thehe said he would take his proposals March 2020 by the FIFA council. to build on the game with a to really shine on the world men’s game, too to the FIFA council and member However, those plans may now number of proposals. stage.” improve competi- associations for approval. change should the expansion get One of which was doubling The men’s Club World Cup tiveness in the World “I want to expand the the go ahead. the total prize money of the has had 15 editions since being Cup. FIFA President Gianni Infantino

Romania's Simona Halep beats Victoria Azarenka Djokovic into Wimbledon last 16 of Belarus 6-3, 6-1 in 66 minutes in a battle of former world number as Gauff extends magical run ones on Centre Court. Argentina's Guido Pella AFP knocks fourth seed WIMBLEDON RESULTS Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his Wimbledon LONDON third round match against Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz at the All Kevin Anderson, last England Lawn Tennis and Croquet year's runner-up, out in Defending champion Novak MEN: THIRD ROUND Club in London, Britain, yesterday. the third round 6-4, 6-3, Djokovic went level with Boris Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Hubert Hurkacz (POL) 7-5, 6-7 (5/7), 6-1, 6-4 7-6(4) in a match that Becker’s mark of 12 appearances David Goffin (BEL x21) bt Daniil Medvedev (RUS x11) 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the Wimbledon fourth round lasted just over two- while teen sensation Coco Gauff Fernando Verdasco (ESP) bt Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) 6-4, 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 and-a-half hours. reached the fourth round Guido Pella (ARG x26) bt Kevin Anderson (RSA x4) 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) yesterday. Milos Raonic (CAN x15) bt Reilly Opelka (USA) 7-6 (7/1), 6-2, 6-1 Spain's Roberto Bautista World number one and four- Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP x23) bt Karen Khachanov (RUS x10) 6-3, 7-6 (7/3), 6-1 Agut beats 10th seed time winner Djokovic defeated and French Open Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz 7-5, 6-7 Benoît Paire (FRA x28) bt Jiri Vesely (CZE) 5-7, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, 7-6 (7/2) (5/7), 6-1, 6-4. quarter-finalist Karen He will next face either Can- WOMEN: THIRD ROUND Khachanov 6-3, 7-6(3), ada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime who, Elina Svitolina (UKR x8) bt Maria Sakkari (GRE x31) 6-3, 6-7 (1/7), 6-2 6-1 at Court Two to at 18, is the youngest man in the move into the fourth Petra Martic (CRO x24) bt Danielle Collins (USA) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 draw, or Ugo Humbert of France, round. the world number 66. Karolina Muchova (CZE) bt Anett Kontaveit (EST x20) 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 Roger Federer and Jimmy Karolina Pliskova (CZE x3) bt Su-Wei Hsieh (TPE x28) 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 Connors lead the way with 16. Czech third seed Simona Halep (ROU x7) bt Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 6-3, 6-1 However, Kevin Anderson, the Karolina Pliskova 2018 runner-up, was dumped out, Coco Gauff (USA) bt Polona Hercog (SLO) 3-6, 7-6 (9/7), 7-5 survives scare against leaving just four of the top 10 Zhang Shuai (CHN) bt Caroline Wozniacki (DEN x14) 6-4, 6-2 Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei seeds in the tournament. Dayana Yastremska (UKR) bt Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 7-5, 6-3 to advance. Anderson slumped to a shock third round 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) defeat to Argentina’s Guido Pella, was not as assured as in her pre- of the 2hr 47 minute marathon. the 26th seed. vious performances. “I’m just super relieved that The South African’s defeat However, her 28-year-old it’s over, it was a long match,” said means that only Djokovic, Roger opponent let her nerves overcome Gauff. Federer, Rafael Nadal and Kei her at the most crucial moment, “She (Hercog) was playing I’m just super relieved Nishikori remain of the top 10 double faulting on her second unbelievable. It was my first Romania’s that it’s over, it was players who started out. match point in the second set. match on Centre Court, people say Simona Halep a long match. She Pella goes on to face 2016 Gauff came through in the tie Court One is my court, maybe prepares to runner-up Milos Raonic for a break which went back and forth Centre can be too. return against (Hercog) was playing place in the quarter-finals. as neither player could take “I knew I could come back in Belarus’s Victoria unbelievable. It was my “I played an unbelievable advantage of mini-breaks. the second set so I juts kept going Azarenka during first match on Centre three sets,” said Pella, who had Hercog, who has yet to make for my shots.” their women’s Court, people say Court never gone beyond the third the last 16 of a Grand Slam in 11 Gauff, who stll has a way to go singles third One is my court, maybe round of a Grand Slam tour- years of trying, went off for a to emulate the then 15-year-old round match. nament in seven years. medical time out at the end of the Jennifer Capriati reaching the Centre can be too. I In the women’s event, Gauff second set. semi-finals in 1991, will play knew I could come back showed remarkable resilience in However, despite being former world number one Simona and 42 winners, will next face Australian Open quarter-finals. in the second set so I saving two match points to reach broken by Gauff early on she Halep of Romania for a place in compatriot Karolina Muchova, the Yesterday, she fired 26 juts kept going for my the fourth round of Wimbledon, broke back only for her serve to the last eight. world number 68, who put out winners against just eight for shots: Coco Gauff beating Polona Hercog 3-6, 7-6 falter once again as she served to Czech third seed Karolina Estonian 20th seed Anett Kon- Wozniacki, the 2018 Australian (9/7), 7-5 yesterday. stay in the match. Pliskova reached the fourth round taveit 7-6 (9/7), 6-3. Open champion. The 15-year-old, who had Whilst her parents stood to for the second successive year Muchova is making her Wim- Zhang, the first Chinese already claimed the scalps of applaud their daughter, Gauff with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 win over bledon debut as is 19-year-old woman in the last 16 in five years, Venus Williams and 2017 semi- danced a little jig of joy as the Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan. Dayana Yastremska and the 35th- said: “These three matches, I’ve finalist Magdalena Rybarikova, umpire called the score at the end Pliskova, who fired 14 aces ranked Ukrainian marked the moved well. If I want to win, I occasion by also making the last must be focused, clear my mind He was fighting. He was 16. and play my game.” playing well, serving She put out Switzerland’s Raonic, the 15th seed, reached well and hitting clean Viktorija Golubic 7-5, 6-3 and next the fourth round for the fifth time and accurate shots. It meets unseeded Chinese player by seeing off the sport’s tallest was a great fight the Zhang Shuai. man Reilly Opelka of the United World number 60 Zhang States 7-6 (7/1), 6-2, 6-1. first couple of sets. He made the fourth round for the first France’s Benoit Paire booked deserved to win the time, coming back from 0-4 down a last 16 place for the second time second one: Djokovic in the opening set to beat former with a 5-7, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, 7-6 (7/2) world number one Caroline Woz- win over Czech qualifier Jiri niacki 6-4, 6-2 who failed to see Vesely. He will meet Spain’s eye-to-eye with the Hawk-Eye Roberto Bautista Agut who line call review system. stunned Russian 10th seed Karen Before this year, the 30-year- Khachanov 6-3, 7-6 (7/3), 6-1. Nobody can simulate old Zhang had never won a main Romanian seventh seed what it feels like going draw match at Wimbledon in five Simona Halep came from 1-3 attempts. down in the first set to defeat out and playing the It was a record which fellow former world number one finals of a Grand Slam, US player Cori Gauff serves against Slovenia’s Polona Hercog reflected her previous struggles Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 6-1. semis and finals: during their women’s singles third round match yesterday. -- she was 0-14 at the Slams until Azarenka was undone by 33 Kevin Anderson she broke through to the 2016 unforced errors.