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Sixth edition of Amiri Naval Forces celebrates graduation of 4 candidate officers in England ‘Back to School’ campaign begins

QNA The 'Back to School' DOHA campaign is being organised by the The sixth annual edition of the ‘Back to School’ campaign for Ministry of Education the academic year 2019-2020 and Higher Education kicked off yesterday. in cooperation with a It is organised by the Min- istry of Education and Higher number of partners Education in cooperation with and supporters under a number of partners and sup- the slogan ‘With porters under the slogan ‘With Education We Build Education We Build Qatar’. The campaign is being held Qatar’. at the Qatar Mall from August 16 to 24 and at KidZania Doha from in the State of Qatar in all its August 18 to 24. aspects and dimensions at the Hassan Abdullah Al beginning of a new academic Mohammadi, Director of Public year. Relations and Communication at He noted that the cooper- The Amiri Naval Forces celebrated the graduation of four candidate officers participating in the training course held at the Britannia the Ministry of Education and ation of partners with the Min- Royal Naval College, in which 120 students from other countries took part. The course, which lasted for 45 weeks, included a preparatory Higher Education, said that the istry is the basis of the success and intensive foundation course in marine sciences. The candidate officers received latest qualification programs to work in thearine m aim of the campaign is to of the campaign, where each environment that enable them to perform all the tasks assigned to them in the maritime work. The ceremony at the College headquarters enhance communication with party will provide a set of val- in Dartmouth, southwest England, was attended by a delegation from the Amiri Naval Forces including Brigadier General (Naval) Hamad the public, prepare school stu- uable services to consolidate the Abdullah Al Dosari, and Colonel (Naval) Nawaf Hassan Al Naimi, Assistant to the Qatari military attache in the United Kingdom.` P2 dents to receive the new school educational and educational year more effectively, and values among students and their provide support to schools and families and parents and all educate parents and all those members of the community and involved in the educational schools as well. Families throng Souq Waqif and Souq process. The campaign includes The campaign aims to fun, educational, recreational, prepare students for the new cultural and health activities academic year and provide along safety and traffic tips. them with the necessary advice Al Wakrah as Eid festivities wrap up Speaking to Qatar News and guidance in this regard and Agency, Al Mohammadi termed to emphasise the importance of RAYNALD C RIVERA “The kids were totally organised at Souq Waqif. The Eid celebrations at the the campaign as one of the suc- moral and psychological read- THE PENINSULA entertained watching the She lauded the souq for two souqs were organised in cessful initiatives of the Min- iness to start the academic year circus show and they also organising different events and line with Summer in Qatar (SiQ) istry of Education and Higher and sharpen the motivation for Large crowds thronged Souq enjoyed playing some games festivals every year which give programme which is presented Education as it seeks to regular school attendance since Waqif and Souq Al Wakrah as well,” said Marnie, adding joy to children as well as by Qatar National Tourism enhance the abilities and capa- the first day, in addition to the yesterday to catch the final day she always takes her children provide added value to the souq Council and included live con- bilities of students and develop participation of parents and all of Eid Al Adha celebrations whenever there are festivals as a must-visit tourist hub. certs, comedy and family and encourage the spirit of the partners of the educational which ran simultaneously for shows, summer camps, work- competition and creativity process in its activities to five days at two of the coun- shops and game parks as well through a number of guidance benefit from the support try’s major tourist destinations. as shopping, hospitality and and useful educational advice, services provided to students Visitors comprising mostly travel promotions, among to serve the educational system and schools. families trooped to Souq Al others Wakrah for a terrifying expe- Although SiQ officially rience at the Bou Deryah concluded yesterday, there are Shops offer fresh stocks as horror house, the first of its still remaining shows that kind at the Souq, and try out people can watch today school stationery sales soar dozens of family rides and including the final shows of games at the large air-condi- famous Arabic singer Kadim SIDI MOHAMED tioned tent specially erected Al Saher and the Blue Man THE PENINSULA to house all the fun activities Group show both at the Qatar for children. National Convention Center as As new academic year 2019-2020 is set to begin soon, the sales “We wanted to take well as the Kuwaiti play of stationery items have soared in commercial markets across advantage of the last day of the “Khutuat Al Shaytan” at the the country. Many shopping malls and hypermarkets have activities here for our children Qatar National Theatre. started offering fresh stocks of school supplies with bold displays to have fun before school Also, there are still a and some promotion offers. starts,” said Hassan, a father number of shows and activities “The customers’ rush started almost a week ago but it who brought his two young to catch at SiQ participating increased significantly in the last two days. Before the opening children to enjoy some of the malls including Nickelodeon of schools, parents and students want to buy different school unique games at the tent. Rocks which concludes today supplies like bags, pencils, notebooks etc. Like every year, we At Souq Waqif’s Al Ahmed at Mall of Qatar and the first are offering fresh arrival at economical price,” said a salesman Square, visitors thronged the ever Lego Festival which runs at a hypermarket. last shows of the international until September 17 at Doha Fes- Regarding promotional offers and discounts on school sup- circus which comprised a wide tival City. plies, he said that so far they did not announce such offers but variety of acts by artistes from The centerpiece of Summer from the next week discounts on some selected items might be Europe and Asia. They also had in Qatar, the Summer Enter- announced. The Peninsula visited a number of book shops at fun playing skills games and tainment City is still open at Children enjoying a ride at Souq Al Wakrah, yesterday. shopping malls and stationery spots in hypermarkets but found enjoying a number of kiddy Doha Exhibition and Convention PIC: BAHER AMIN/THE PENINSULA no special discounts on school supplies. `P2 rides inside the white tent. Centre until August 23. `P2 Freed Iranian oil tanker still at anchor off Gibraltar

REUTERS not be reached for comment. complicated by the United States, be at anchor. Refinitiv data did grounds that it had links to Iran’s hours of July 4, when British GIBRALTAR The Grace 1 was seized by which made a last-ditch legal not show the vessel moving. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Royal Marines abseiled onto the British Royal Marines at the appeal to hold it. Gibraltar’s chief minister, Corps, which it has designated a Grace 1 to impound the ship. That An Iranian tanker caught in the western mouth of the Mediter- A reporter in Gibraltar said Fabian Picardo, said earlier that the terrorist organization. Asked about kicked off a sequence of events standoff between Tehran and the ranean on July 4 on suspicion of the vessel appeared to be moving tanker was free to leave as soon as Washington’s position, Picardo that saw Tehran seize a British- West shifted position yesterday violating European Union sanc- and more smoke could be seen it had organised its logistics. “Could said that would be subject to the flagged oil tanker in the Gulf two but its anchor was still down off tions by taking oil to Syria, a coming from the funnel than in be today, could be tomorrow,” jurisdiction of Gibraltar’s Supreme weeks later, heightening tension Gibraltar and it was unclear if it close ally of Iran. Gibraltar lifted recent days. However it was not Picardo told BBC Radio. Court. The last-minute US inter- on a vital international oil was ready to set sail. the detention order on Thursday clear that the ship was actually Washington has attempted vention was the latest twist in a shipping route. That tanker, the Gibraltar authorities could but the vessel’s fate was further leaving and it still appeared to to detain the Grace 1 on the saga that started in the early Stena Impero, is still detained. 02 HOME SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2019

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HIGH TIDE 04:42 – 17:50 LOW TIDE 01:19 – 11:52 southwest England, yesterday. Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department ‘Los Guardiola’ to perform in Qatar on August 28

RAYNALD C RIVERA Since its beginnings in the pantomime through dance Guardiola to establish the duo. THE PENINSULA late 19th century, tango has numbers inspired by lyrics of Among the accolades they evolved into different forms and celebrated tangos in this tragi- had received were the Diploma Internationally renowned dance Los Guardiola’s is original in comic one-night-only show. of Honour New Generation in duo Marcelo Guardiola and approach as it tells stories “Everyone who loves and 2004 being declared as of Cul- Giorgia Marchiori known through the combination of enjoy art, culture and music tural Interest by the Secretary together as “Los Guardiola” are mime and dance. must watch Comedy of Tango. of Culture of the Argentine Pres- coming to Qatar for the third Anil Kumar, founder of It will be a fun-filled and idency and institutional auspices time to bring their unique brand Tango Pasion Doha, said shows amazing event,” stressed Kumar. as “Artist of Tango who advance of contemporary tango to dance they organise like Los Guardiola Born in Buenos Aires, Guar- tango-culture” from the enthusiasts. “bring many expats together to diola, who is an actor, dancer, Argentine National Academy of Dubbed “Los Guardiola: The understand the art of tango and musician and stage director, Tango. Comedy of Tango,” the show learn the beauty of the dance created a form of theatrical They have already mes- presented by Tango Pasion Doha and its culture with the help of research in 1999 called Tango merised audiences in Argentina, in coordination Argentina local tango community Teatro, which proposes a new Brazil, Chile, Denmark, England, Embassy and Cultural Village members and Embassy of typology of entertainment which France, Italy, Qatar, Russia, Katara is slated on August 28 at Argentina.” stages poetry through mime and Slovenia, Spain and 8pm at Katara Drama Theater. Mimes, dancers and actors; dance. Marchiori is a dancer, Switzerland. Inscribed on UNESCO’s Rep- Guardiola and Marchiori are set actress, choreographer and Tickets priced QR250 and resentative List of Intangible tango is one of the most influ- modern history with deep roots to take the audience to the fan- Doctor of Philosophy who in QR350 are still available through Cultural Heritage of Humanity, ential and popular dances of in Argentina and Uruguay. tastic world of dance 2003 began collaborating with q-tickets.com

Families throng Souq Al Wakrah as celebrations wrap up

Back to School offers at LuLu Hypermarket.PIC: BAHER AMIN / THE PENINSULA School stationery sales soar

FROM PAGE 1 hypermarket. absence of any promotional offer Some outlets at shopping “The opening of schools is an are usually costly and a normal, malls said they did not intend to expensive time for parents. Some good quality school bag costs announce discounts as these families bring school supplies around QR130.” were the peak sales times they from their home countries Meanwhile, the sixth annual were waiting for. “School sup- claiming that they are cheaper edition of the ‘Back to School’ plies are in demand for only a there,” said another parent, campaign began yesterday short period of the year,” said a Wafaa. which is being organized by the salesman at a book and sta- She added: “I have two Ministry of Education and Higher tionery shop of a local mall. children studying in primary Education in cooperation with a “We have started buying school and I have already visited number of partners and sup- school needs of our children. The two malls but the prices are porters under the slogan ‘With prices so far are expensive. One almost same everywhere. There Education We Build Qatar’. It child’s school supplies cost more is no special discount offers and aims to prepare students for the Families enjoy Eid celebrations at Souq Al Wakrah. than QR200 especially KG1 and if there are some they are on new academic year and provide PICS: BAHER AMIN / THE PENINSULA KG2,” said Naheed, a parent small items like pencils, colour them with necessary advice and shopping at a local pencils etc. School bags in guidance. SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2019 HOME / MIDDLE EAST 03

Malayalam, Tamil film industry legends wow OFFICIAL NEWS Qatar condemns audience at South Indian movie awards show attack in Iraq’s Diyala Governorate FAZEENA SALEEM THE PENINSULA DOHA: The State of Qatar expressed strong condemna- A number of stars from the South Indian tion and denunciation of the film industry lit up Doha’s firmament on attack that took place in Diy- the second day of South Indian Interna- ala Governorate, northeast of tional Movie Awards (SIIMA), yesterday. Iraq, killing one security man Taking South Indian cinema to an inter- and wounding two others. national arena, Pantaloons SIIMA 2019 In a statement issued yester- awarded the best film making in Tamil and day, the Ministry of Foreign Malayalam cinema industry at the Lusail Affairs reiterated the State Indoor arena on the second day of the of Qatar’s firm stance reject- event. ing violence and terrorism Legendary Malayalam actor Mohanlal regardless of the motives and graced the evening as a guest of honour. causes. He was also awarded as the Pantaloon The statement expressed the SIIMA 2019 Most Popular Star in the Middle State of Qatar’s condolences East. The award was presented by P to the families of victims as Kumaran, Indian Ambassador to Qatar. well as to the government The glamorous evening honoured and people of Iraq, wishing Menaka and Suresh Kumar with Lifetime Tovino Thomas (left), with Pantaloons the injured a speedy recov- Achievement Awards for their contribution SIIMA 2019 Best Actor Malayalam Award. ery. QNA to South Indian cinema. Malayalam actor Mohanlal presenting Life Time Achievement Award to Menaka Qatar condemns While presenting the awards, Mohanlal Suresh and Suresh Kumar. PICS: SALIM MATRAMKOT / THE PENINSULA shared his experience of working in the explosion inside same industry with Suresh Kumar for over mosque in Pakistan 40 years. Also, two fans had the opportunity to have autograph and selfie with their DOHA: The State of Qatar heartthrob Mohanlal. expressed strong condem- The second day of the event saw stars nation and denunciation including Prithviraj Sukumaran, Tovino of the blast that took place Thomas, Parvathy, Keerthy Suresh, Aish- inside a mosque in western warya Lekshmi, Saniya Iyapan and Sithara Pakistan, causing deaths from Malayalam and Anirudh, Dhanush, and injuries. Trisha, Aishwarya Rajesh, Varalaxmi Sarath In a statement issued yes- Kumar, Radhika Sharath Kumar from terday, the Ministry of Tamil. Foreign Affairs reiterated Pantaloons SIIMA 2019 Best Actor Tamil the State of Qatar’s firm was won by Danush for his performance R D Rajashekar receiving the Best Cinematographer in Tamil award for the film stance rejecting violence in ‘Vada Chennai’ and actress by Trisha for ‘Imaika Nodikal’. RIGHT: Girish Gangadharan receiving Best Cinematographer in and terrorism regardless of her performance in the film ‘96’. Anirudh Malayalam Award for the film ‘Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil’. the motives and causes. Ravichander was awarded as the Best Music Pantaloons SIIMA 2019 Best Actor Tamil The statement stressed the Director in Tamil. He together with Danush Andhikadu. The film ‘Sudani from Nigeria’ India and Vishnu Induri, SIIMA Owner. was won by Danush for his performance State of Qatar’s total rejec- performed their hit song Why this kolaveri was the best Malayalam film. Also, Hollywood producing giant Sony Pic- in ‘Vada Chennai’ tion of targeting places of briefly. Pantaloons SIIMA 2019 Style Icon tures International’s entry into South Indian worship and intimidating Pantaloons SIIMA 2019 Best Film Tamil Award was won by Samantha Akkineni. cinema was announced during the event. innocent people. critic was awarded to Vada Chennai a film Best Cinematographer in Tamil was Best Actress Tamil for supporting role The statement expressed by Danush and the best film Tamil was awarded to R D Rajashekar for the film female was awarded to Easwari Rao for the State of Qatar’s con- ‘Padiyerum Perumal’ and it was also rec- ‘Imaika Nodikal’ and in Malayalam the the film ‘Kaala’ while Best Actor supporting dolences to the families ognised for best overall performance in award was won by Girish Gangadharan for role male was won by Prakash Raj for the of victims as well as to the South Indian cinema in year 2018. the film ‘Swathanthryam Ardharathriyil’. film ‘Aruwathu Wayathu Maniram’. Best government and people Pantaloons SIIMA 2019 special award Best Lyric Writer Tamil went to Vignesh Comedian Tamil was won by Yogi Babu of Pakistan, wishing the for child artist was given to Aarav Ravi. Shivan and best Malayalam Lyric Writer and Best Comedian Malayalam was injured a speedy recov- Best Actor critics Malayalam was won Award was won by Vinayak Sasikumar. awarded to Aju Varghese. ery. QNA by Prithviraj Sukumaran. Pantaloons SIIMA Best Playback Singer Tamil Male Award Best Actor Malayalam in a negative role 2019 Best Actress Malayalam critics was was won by Antony Dasan while Vijay was awarded to Sharafudheen for the film won by Trisha. Pantaloons SIIMA 2019 Best Jesudas won the award in Malayalam. The ‘Varathan’ and the award in Tamil was won Houthis launch Actor Malayalam was won by Tovino awards were presented by Kithsiri Athu- by Varalaxmi. Thomas while Aishwarya Luxmi won the lathmudali, Sri Lankan Ambassador to The stars and audience also expressed drone attacks Best Actress Malayalam Award. Qatar. their solidarity with flood victims of Kerala Best Director Tamil was awarded to Best Playback Singer Tamil female was during the event. Mirchi Shiva, Janani Iyar on Abha airport Pandiraj for the film ‘Kadai Kutti Singham’ awarded to Dhee for the famous song and Pearle Manney hosted the second day Aishwarya Laxmi receiving the Best Actress and Best Director Malayalam was Sathyan ‘Rowdy Baby’, while Sithara Krishnan won of Pantaloons SIIMA 2019. SIIMA is the REUTERS/ CAIRO (Malayalam) Award. the award for Malayalam. most-viewed award show in the industry, Best Debut Actor Tamil with awards across four languages Telugu, Yemen’s Houthis launched female was won by Raiza Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. Tamil songs, while Nikhila and Laxmi more drone attacks on Saudi Wilson for the film ‘Peyar Doha experienced highest number of entertained with their dance performance. Arabia’s Abha international Premam Kadal’ and Best Indian film artistes during the two-day Pan- The first day of the award ceremony rec- airport yesterday, the Iran- Debut Actor Tamil male taloons SIIMA 2019 which gave away 100 ognised talents of Telungu And Kanada film aligned group’s military was won by Dinesh Kumar awards in 50 categories. This year’s event industry. Being held during the current spokesman said. for ‘Oru Kupai Kathai’. recognised the best artistes and technicians 2019 India-Qatar Year of Culture, SIIMA The spokesman said “the Best Debut Director of Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada 2019 attracted thousands of South Indian attacks have halted air traffic Tamil was awarded to films that were released in 2018. cinema fans by attracting the industry’s at the airport”. There was no Nelson Dileepkumar for A galaxy of South Indian stars per- biggest stars to Doha. More than 200 top immediate confirmation of the the film ‘Koola Maavu formed during the award function. They Indian movie celebrities were in Doha to attacks from the Saudi Kohila’. Best Debut included Devi Sri Prasad, Shriya Saran, Raai attend the event, according to organisers authorities. Director Malayalam was Laxmi, Oviya, Andrea Jaremiah, Nikhila The eighth SIIMA is held in partnership won by Zakaria for the film Vimal, Nidhhi Agerwal, Manvitha Harish, with Qatar National Tourism Council Lebanon: US ‘Sudani from Nigeria’. Shanvi Srivatsava, Ashika Ranganath, (QNTC), Ministry of Culture and Sports, The awards were pre- Sharmiela Mandre, Saniya Iyappan and Qatar Airways, Teyseer Motors, W Doha, mediation on sented by Vivek Krishnani, Anushree. Doha Bank, Al Mana Leasing, Gulf Car, Prithviraj Sukumaran with the Best Actor Critics (Malayalam) Managing Director, Sony Among them Andria mesmerized audi- Royal Regis, Talabat, Rayyan Water, and Award. Israel border Pictures Entertainment ences by performing a fusion of popular 98.6 Radio Malayalam. issue ‘viable’ Al-Jazeera says Sudan officials ‘Turkish-US centre for Syria safe zone soon’ AFP/WASHINGTON allow it back into Khartoum ANATOLIA southeastern city of Sanliurfa, to Akar, however, criticised the Lebanese Prime Minister Saad ANKARA inspect troops preparing to set US for cooperating with the YPG Hariri said that he is open to AP/CAIRO up a Turkish-US Joint Operations terrorists. future negotiations under US The Joint Operations Center, to Center. He urged the US, who is also mediation to resolve his coun- The satellite news channel Al-Jazeera says Sudanese authorities coordinate actions in the Syria Akar said that the timetable Turkey’s ally, to end this coop- try’s border disputes with Israel. have allowed the re-opening of its bureau in Khartoum after it was safe zone, will start functioning for establishment of the Center eration as soon as possible. After a meeting with US closed over two months ago. The Qatar-funded broadcaster said from next week, Turkish Defense was implemented smoothly and The YPG/PKK is the Syrian Secretary of State Mike yesterday that a travel ban imposed on its bureau chief in the Minister Hulusi Akar announced as per schedule so far. offshoot of the PKK terror group, Pompeo, Hariri said he had Sudanese capital was lifted and that all equipment confiscated yesterday. He also stressed that Turkey which has been responsible for “confirmed” Beirut’s “com- following the shutdown was given back. In May, Sudan’s author- Akar along with Chief of and the US have agreed on many the deaths of nearly 40,000 mitment” to “continuing the ities shut down the Al Jazeera bureau only a few days ahead of a General Staff Yasar Guler, and things, including the control and people in Turkey, including negotiation process” launched deadly crackdown on a large protest sit-in. The military, under commanders of the land, air, and coordination of Syria safe zone many children, women, and by the US on “land and mar- pressure from pro-democracy activists, brought down longtime naval forces visited the airspace. infants, for more than 30 years. itime borders.” “We consider autocratic president Omar Al Bashir and remained on the street the process to be viable,” he demanding a civilian government. The move to close down Al-Jazeera said, promising a “final decision was seen as part of a wider media and internet blackout imposed in the coming months — hope- by the ruling military council. fully September.” Standing by Hariri’s side for brief remarks Syrian troops advance in northwest to the press, Pompeo welcomed the Lebanese prime minister’s AP “commitment to make progress BEIRUT towards the resumption of pro- ductive expert-level discus- Syrian forces gained more ground from insurgents in the coun- sions.” “We are prepared to try’s northwest, edging closer to a major rebel-held town a day participate as a mediator and after militants shot down a government warplane in the area. facilitator in the maritime dis- The government offensive, which intensified last week, has cussions and we do hope that displaced nearly 100,000 people over the past four days, we will soon see substantive White Helmets and local people conduct search and rescue operation after Assad Regime and Russia according to the Syrian Response Coordination Group, a relief discussions on these important carried out airstrikes over Arihah district of Idlib, Syria, yesterday. group active in northwestern Syria. issues.” 04 MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2019

Palestinian Tlaib scraps West dead in West Bank visit over Bank attack AGENCIES/RAMALLAH

Israeli conditions A Palestinian was killed yesterday by Israeli forces in an AFP/JERUSALEM “I have decided that alleged car-ramming attack in visiting my grandmother the West Bank, according to Palestinian-American lawmaker under these oppressive Palestinian authorities. Rashida Tlaib yesterday turned conditions stands Residents identified the down Israel’s offer to let her visit against everything I martyr as Omar Al Harimi, 27, her grandmother in the occupied a father of one from Bethlehem. West Bank, owing to restrictions believe in — fighting He was shot by Israeli forces she termed oppressive. It was the against racism, near the Gush Etzion settlement latest twist in a saga hinging on oppression & injustice,” in southern West Bank, the Israel’s war against those who Rashida Tlaib wrote in a Ministry of Health said in a would boycott it over its treatment series of tweets. statement. Israel said two of the Palestinians. Jewish settlers “were critically On Thursday, Israel barred injured in the incident.” from entry the US Congress’ first The Israeli army reportedly Muslim women lawmakers, Tlaib conditions including a pledge not launched an investigation. and Ilhan Omar, on the grounds to advocate boycotting Israel. Muftia, the grandmother of US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, walks with her son and her granddaughter Two Israelis hurt, Pales- that they support the boycott “This could be my last opportunity outside her house in the village of Beit Ur Al Fauqa in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, yesterday. tinian assailant killed in West movement, and after President to see her. I will respect any Bank car ramming: army Donald Trump urged the Jewish restrictions and will not promote “humanitarian visit”, but a few piece of me.” Yesterday, Pales- activists deny—and in 2017 Elsewhere in the West Bank state to block the two Democrats. boycotts against Israel during my hours later Tlaib announced a tinian activists had been urging passed a law banning entry to Palestinians and Israeli forces But it held out the carrot of visit,” she intially wrote. change of heart. Tlaib on social media not to visit foreigners supporting a boycott. clashed in the village of Kfar allowing Tlaib to make a private Yesterday, Israel’s Interior “I have decided that visiting her grandmother under the More than 600,000 Israeli Qaddum, near the northern city visit to her elderly grandmother, Minister Aryeh Deri announced my grandmother under these Israeli terms. In the family’s live in the settlements, alongside of Nablus, in what has become if she agreed to abide by that she would be permitted a oppressive conditions stands village of Beit Ur Al Foqa, Muftia nearly three million Pales- weekly protests against the against everything I believe in — Tlaib had been excitedly awaiting tinians, in uneasy proximity expropriation of Palestinian fighting against racism, oppression her granddaughter’s arrival. She throughout the West Bank and land by Israel. & injustice,” she wrote in a series intended to slaughter a sheep in occupied east Jerusalem. On Thursday evening, two of tweets. “When I won, it gave her honour, in accordance with Israel’s initial refusal to allow young Palestinians stabbed and the Palestinian people hope that custom. “I see her coming to the Tlaib and Omar to transit the lightly wounded an Israeli someone will finally speak the village in traditional (Palestinian) Jewish state on their way to the policeman in east Jerusalem’s truth about the inhumane condi- dress,” she said on Thursday, West Bank sparked outrage walled Old City. One of the Pal- tions,” added the 43-year-old before the latest development. among Palestinians and debate estinian activist was shot dead freshman congresswoman, The United States, particu- about the intimate ties between by police at the scene and the elected in January. “I can’t allow larly under Trump, is Israel’s Netanyahu and Trump. Despite other was taken to hospital the State of Israel to take away that strongest ally. fierce criticism of Tlaib and BDS where he was said to be in a light by humiliating me & use my But the two congresswomen on the Israeli side, the country’s critical condition. love for my sity to bow down to are seen by many as enemies of media largely slammed their oppressive & racist policies,” Israel because of their support Netanyahu over the affair. The Hamas warns she said, referring to her for the Boycott, Divestment and premier was accused of putting grandmother. Sanctions (BDS) movement. loyalty to Trump and the Repub- Israel against “Silencing me & treating me Israel sees the movement as lican Party ahead of Israel’s clear US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib addressing her constituents like a criminal is not what she a strategic threat and accuses it interest in maintaining bipartisan ongoing crimes during a Town Hall style meeting in Inkster, Michigan, US, yesterday. wants for me. It would kill a of anti-Semitism —a claim US support. ANATOLIA/GAZA CITY

Palestinian group Hamas Three injured in Libya airport raids yesterday called its operations and resistance a response to AFP Flights were temporarily Organization. Israeli violations. TRIPOLI suspended or rerouted to Meanwhile, Amnesty Inter- “Continuance of systematic Misrata, 200km east of Tripoli. national voiced growing concern crimes in Jerusalem and the Three people were wounded in In the attack against Zuwara Friday for the safety of a Libyan West Bank will explode the sit- raids by forces loyal to strongman airfield, Haftar’s self-styled lawmaker after her “horrific” uation in the region in the face Khalifa Haftar against two airports Libyan National Army said it tar- night-time abduction in the city of the occupation and the set- controlled by the unity geted a hangar “which houses of Benghazi. tlers,” Hamas spokesman Abd government in northern Libya, the Turkish drones and their Siham Sergewa disappeared al Latif Al Qanoo said in a UN-recognised government said ammunition”. on July 17 in an attack that also statement. yesterday. The Tripoli-based GNA said allegedly saw her husband shot He went on to say that “our Tripoli’s sole functioning a member of civil protection was in the leg, shortly after she spoke great Palestinian people will do airport Mitiga and Zuwara air- wounded in that attack. Pro- on Al-Hadath television -- which what it requires to protect the field were targeted for the Haftar forces also “targeted other backs eastern Libyan com- Al Aqsa Mosque, will fail all second time in less than 48 hours hangars... located 1.5 kilometres mander Khalifa Haftar. Vehicles ply on a flooded road in Khartoum recently. Flash floods plans aimed to divide it and — the former hit overnight to the east of Abu Kamach”, LNA She called during the judaize it, and will confront the caused by heavy rain have killed at least 46 people across Sudan Thursday and the latter yes- spokesman Ahmed Al Mesmari broadcast for “an end to the crimes of the Zionist in the past two weeks. terday morning. said on Facebook. The country’s bloodshed”, referring to an occupation”. Airport management at biggest petrochemical complex is offensive launched in April by Mitiga reported rocket fire located there, near the Tunisian Haftar’s forces to wrest control Shia cleric returns against the runway “as planes border. of Tripoli from those loyal to a 46 dead in Sudan floods took off and landed”. The UN- Forces loyal to the GNA and unity government. to Nigeria after recognised Government of the LNA are embroiled in a “The horrific abduction... ANATOLIA/KHARTOUM India medical row National Accord (GNA) said on stalemate in Tripoli’s southern illustrates the acute dangers Facebook that Haftar’s forces outskirts, after Haftar launched facing publicly active women in Flash floods caused by heavy rain have killed at least 46 people AFP/ABUJA “targeted employees of the an offensive against the capital Libya who dare to express crit- across Sudan in the past two weeks, a health official said. Health airport services company” at in April. Fighting over the last icism of militias,” said Amnesty’s Ministry Undersecretary Suleiman Abdel Jabbar said the rain and Shia leader Ibrahim Zakzaky, Mitiga with Grad missiles, four months has killed 1,093 Middle East and North Africa floods have affected 16 of the country’s 18 states. who was granted permission causing shrapnel wounds to two people and wounded 5,752, deputy director Magdalena Some 9,260 homes have been affected, 595 of which have com- to travel to India for medical workers and damaging a bus. according to the World Health Mughrabi. pletely collapsed, he added. care after years in detention, returned to Nigeria yesterday following a row over his treatment, his supporters said. Zimbabwe police beat anti-govt protesters in capital Zakzaky, founder of the pro-Iranian Islamic Movement AP street after being beaten. She and in Nigeria (IMN), and his wife HARARE others received emergency Zeenah Ibrahim were “whisked treatment and were taken to away by security agents” to Zimbabwe’s police used tear gas, hospitals by Red Cross avoid waiting media after arrests and beatings yesterday ambulances. touching down at the airport in to quell anti-government Groups of young men moved the capital Abuja, group protests in the capital, Harare. around the downtown area, member Abdurrahman Abu- Seven people were injured, shouting anti-government bakar said. There was no including one in critical con- slogans and singing protest official comment from the dition, and 80 people were songs. Nigerian authorities on the cou- arrested, said Nelson Chamisa, “Don’t weep for me if I die. I ple’s whereabouts. leader of the Movement for chose to die for Zimbabwe,” sang The couple flew to India on Democratic Change opposition some protesters, in the Shona Monday after a court gave them party that organized the language, before running away permission to travel abroad for demonstrations. from clouds of tear gas. medical treatment under “There is not going to be any Sitting on a sidewalk in the Nigerian government super- rest until we achieve a people’s city center with a swollen leg he vision following a spate of government...we will continue said was from a beating he bloody protests by IMN to mobilize,” said Chamisa at a received from the police, Tafara supporters. press conference, following a day Chiringa criticized the But the medical care was of clashes between police and government. held up by a row over the con- opposition demonstrators. “We came in peace today, ditions for the treatment as the Human rights groups criti- Police chase demontrators after they banned planned protests over austerity and rising living costs just like we did in 2017 (in dem- IMN complained its leader had cized the police, saying they used called by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party in Harare, Zimbabwe, yesterday. onstrations to oust former Pres- been denied access to his pre- excessive force against the pro- ident Robert Mugabe) but look ferred doctors and was kept testers. The police, however, the state television. “People a few hundred protesters Police fired tear gas which at what they have done to us,” under close guard. On Thursday, denied that they committed should engage in lawful activ- gathered in Africa Unity Square engulfed the square to disperse said Chiringa. “It’s as if Mugabe Zakzaky said he and his wife abuses. ities and they should not be at in central Harare, despite a the protesters, who ran into is back.” The clashes came after were told to leave India. The “We are not impinging on places where they are not sup- police ban on the demonstration nearby streets. Police used Zimbabwe’s High Court upheld Nigerian authorities had said people’s rights,” police posed to be.” that was upheld by Zimbabwe’s batons to beat several people. the police ban on the opposition Zakzaky would still stand trial spokesman Paul Nyathi said on The violence happened when High Court. One woman collapsed on the protest. on his return from India. SATURDAY 16 AUGUST 2019 ASIA 05 India hints at changing ‘no first use’ nuclear policy AFP “Pokhran is the area which Shireen Mazari tweeting that NEW DELHI witnessed (Vajpayee’s) firm India “need to stop lying”. resolve to make India a nuclear “India’s claims to NFU ended India’s Defence Minister hinted power and yet remain firmly when on January 4, 2003 Indian yesterday that New Delhi might committed to the doctrine of ‘No govt declared it would use change its “no first use” policy First Use’,” Singh wrote. nuclear weapons against any on nuclear weapons, amid “India has strictly adhered (even Chemical or Biological) heightened tensions with fellow to this doctrine. What happens attack ‘against India or Indian atomic power Pakistan. in future depends on the circum- forces anywhere’,” she said. India committed in 1999 to stances,” Singh tweeted. Observers said Singh’s not being the first to use nuclear The statement comes as ten- statement is the clearest so far weapons in any conflict. Among sions rise with Pakistan after with regards to a change in India’s neighbours China has a Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s India’s nuclear doctrine. Vipin similar doctrine but Pakistan government stripped Indian- Narang, a professor at the Massa- does not. administered Kashmir of its chusetts Institute of Technology, Defence Minister Rajnath autonomy, a move sharply con- tweeted it was the “highest level Singh made the comment on demned by Islamabad. declaration that India may not feel Twitter after visiting Pokhran, Singh’s comments prompted indefinitely or absolutely bound the site of India’s successful considerable noise in both India to No First Use.” Protesters shouting slogans at a rally against the government’s move to strip Jammu and Kashmir nuclear tests in 1998 under then and Pakistan, with Pakistan’s Singh received support from of its autonomy and impose a communications blackout, in Srinagar yesterday. prime minister Atal Vajpayee. minister for human rights Subramanian Swamy, a hardliner parliamentarian from Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). IAF Chief urges commanders “Rajnath is correct as to warn Hundreds clash with police in Kashmir about possible review of Vaj- to be in operational readiness payee’s no first use of n weapons AFP since Pak leadership is more crazed SRINAGAR Russia hopes India, Pakistan IANS/SHILLONG today than in 1998,” he tweeted. “First use is required now on if we Hundreds of protesters in settle differences bilaterally Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa asked officers get credible evidence that Pak Kashmir clashed with police of the Eastern Air command (EAC) to be in operational readiness faced with ignominy may go for yesterday, even as New Delhi IANS/NEW YORK to take on any task to safeguard the skies of the nation. Addressing first strike. We must pre-empt said it would begin restoring a two-day Commanders Conclave of EAC here in Meghalaya, the that,” Swamy wrote. phone lines after a 12-day Russia yesterday hoped that India and Pakistan would settle their IAF Chief cautioned that while constant vigil must be maintained This is not the first time that communications blackout. differences bilaterally through political and diplomatic means. to counter the physical threat, one should also guard against the Modi government has made With the central government Dmitry Polyanskiy, Russia’s First Deputy Permanent Repre- becoming target of false information through social media. a statement regarding its nuclear fearing protests and unrest, the sentative to the UN, in tweets said that Moscow is good friends Reiterating that IAF is in the process of transformation through policy. In 2016, then defence Muslim-majority northern ter- and partners with both New Delhi and Islamabad and would help modernisation as well as upgradation of existing fleets and minister Manohar Parrikar had ritory has been under lockdown both to “come to terms and have good neighbourly relations”. weapon systems, the Air Chief Marshal, however said, “This also expressed his reservations over since the first week of August, “#Russia continues to consistently promote normalisation of brings with it some challenges. the “no first use” nuclear policy. when the Indian government #India- #Pakistan ties. We hope that existing divergences around A revision to the policy was stripped the region of its #Kasmir will be settled bilaterally by political and diplomatic India cancels Samjhauta Link Express part of the BJP’s election mani- autonomy. means only on the basis of Simla Agreement of 1972 and Lahore festo in 2014. Then front runner Police fired tear gas and declaration of 1999, in accordance with UN Charter, relevant UN IANS/NEW DELHI Modi, however, stated that if pellet-firing shotguns to disperse resolutions and bilateral agreements between India and Pakistan. voted to power, he had no residents who tried to march Five days after the Indian Railways cancelled Samjhauta Link intention of changing the stance. down the main road in the main Express running between Delhi and Atari, the Northern Railway Running for a second term city of Srinagar after Friday adding that three people were restive valley remained under yesterday said it has cancelled the train till further notice. earlier this year, Modi had said prayers. Protesters hurled injured in Thursday clashes with curfew, with government forces In a statement, Northern Railway spokesperson Deepak his government had called Paki- stones and used shop hoardings police officers and reservists. allowing people to move only on Kumar said, “Consequent to Pakistan’s decision to cancel stan’s “nuclear bluff”. “India has and tin sheets as improvised Sporadic clashes were also special passes. Samjhauta Express running between Lahore and Atari, the Link stopped getting scared of Paki- shields, as police shot dozens of reported in other parts of the Government forces erected Express running between Delhi and Atari also stands cancelled stan’s threats. Every other day rounds into the crowd. No Kashmir Valley, the main hotbed steep barricades and used con- till further advice.” Last Thursday, Pakistan announced it was they say, ‘we have a nuclear injuries were reported. of resistance to Indian rule for certina wires to block roads. permanently discontinuing Samjhauta Express following New button.’ What do we have then? “We are trying to breach the decades, where phone lines and No big gatherings were Delhi’s move to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and Have they kept it for Diwali?”,” siege and march to the city internet connections have been allowed in the valley and most bifurcating the state into two union territories. he said, referring to a Hindu fes- centre but police is using force cut off for nearly two weeks. mosques were shut for the tival when fireworks are set off. to stop us,” one protester said, Major towns and cities in the second consecutive Friday.

Rajasthan govt Verdicts in major cases likey before CJI retires to set up SIT in IANS Before he demits office, he for attributing “Chowkidar chor Patnaik is likely to submit its Article 370 and related matters. Pehlu Khan case NEW DELHI has some major cases at hand. hai” remark to the Supreme report in the first half of next The Ayodhya case hearing On top of the list is the Court during the campaign for month. Sources have said that involves four suits related to the IANS/JAIPUR Three months from now, Chief Ayodhya dispute, in which the last Lok Sabha elections. this report would be very crucial disputed land and has nearly 40 Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi will Justice Gogoi is trying to expedite A decision on the refugee as the committee focussed on parties. The matter reached the Soon after Congress general retire. Before that he is expected a judicial verdict through day- status of nearly 40,000 Rohin- identifying specific details in Supreme Court after the Alla- secretary Priyanka Gandhi to deliver verdicts in some major to-day hearing by a five-judge gayas who fled Myanmar fearing connection with the allegations habad High Court, about nine yesterday termed the verdict cases like the Ayodhya land Constitution bench headed by execution is also awaited. of bench-fixing and the con- years ago, ordered division of by the Alwar lower court in the dispute, Sabarimala temple issue him. Pending before him is also Along with these expected spiracy against the Chief Justice. the land into three parts. If the Pehlu Khan lynching case as and contempt of court matter a decision on review petitions judgements, the top court, during Over the last fortnight, Chief Justice were to pronounce ‘shocking’, the Rajasthan against Congress leader Rahul filed against the Supreme Court the tenure of Justice Gogoi, may however, the Chief Justice has verdict in the seven-decade old government decided to form a Gandhi. verdict allowing women of all also hear a case related to con- been tied up with the schedule of dispute, then he would have to SIT to reinvestigate the matter, Justice Gogoi’s term as the ages to enter the famous Sabar- spiracy against the Chief Justice the Ayodhya dispute. In between, conclude the hearing of appeals official sources confirmed. 46th Chief Justice of the Supreme imala temple in Kerala. and bench-fixing in the Supreme he squeezed out some time to hear at least in the beginning of Sources said that Chief Min- Court will come to an end on Another case involving major Court. A one-judge committee PILs filed against the termi- October, which will enable him ister Ashok Gehlot called a November 17, just over 11 months ramifications is the contempt appointed by the top court and nation of special status granted sufficient time to write the meeting to discuss the reinves- after he took over the top job. proceeding against Rahul Gandhi headed by former Justice A K to Jammu and Kashmir under judgement. tigation in the Pehlu Khan mob lynching case as the lower court in Alwar had acquitted all six Modi to attend accused on August 14. Maharashtra flood toll rises to 54; Sangli worst-hit An order for reinvestigation EEF in Russia will be issued soon, confirmed IANS sources in the Chief Minister’s IANS/MOSCOW PUNE office. Priyanka Gandhi tweeted: The 5th Eastern Economic The death toll in the recent “The lower court verdict in Forum (EEF), to be hosted by Maharashtra floods has shot up Pehlu Khan case is quite Russian President Vladimir to 54 in the Pune division while shocking. Inhumanity should Putin in Vladivostok from another four people are still have no place in our country September 4 to 6 with an aim missing, Pune Divisional Commis- and mob lynching is a serious to attract investment for the sioner Deepak Mhaiskar said. crime,” she said. countrys far eastern region, The worst-hit is Sangli district In her other tweet, she will be attended by Prime accounting for 26 deaths, fol- praised the Rajasthan gov- Minister Narendra Modi, lowed by Kolhapur with 10, ernment for enacting a new law Japanese Prime Minister Satara 8, Pune 9 and Solapur 1. against mob lynching in the Shinzo Abe, Malaysian Prime Two people are still missing in state and said, “The Rajasthan Minister Mahathir Mohamad Kolhapur and one each in Sangli government’s initiative to enact and Mongolian President and Pune districts. a law against mob killing is Khaltmaagiin Battulga. The torrential rain and the commendable. It is hoped that The plenary session, the resultant floods have caused huge a good example of this will be main event of the EEF, will take damage to properties with a stag- set by providing justice in the place on September 5, Russian gering 19,702 homes either Pehlu Khan case.” Presidential Press Secretary destroyed or damaged. Meanwhile, BSP chief Dmitry Peskov said. While 1169 have been com- Mayawati also slammed the “This year, along with our pletely razed, another 18,533 Rajasthan government over the President, it will be attended by homes are partly damaged in Pehlu Khan case in her tweet. Commuters make their way through a flooded street after heavy rain in Amritsar, Punjab, yesterday. the Indian Prime Minister, Jap- Sangli, Kolhapur, Satara and She said: “Due to the gross anese Prime Minister, Pune, Mhaiskar said. negligence and inaction of the Malaysian Prime Minister as Over 713,000 people from 473 been shifted to safer locations a huge toll of farm animals as underway with 15 teams com- Rajasthan Congress gov- well as the Mongolian Pres- villages have been shifted to 245 and housed in 64 temporary well. prising 323 personnel from ernment, all six accused in the ident,” said Peskov, according temporary shelters erected by the camps, while in Kolhapur, As many as 7,847 cattle various agencies deploying 39 Khan Mob lynching case were to a statement issued by the district administrations, he added. 407,134 people from 369 sub- including cows, bulls and buf- boats in Sangli and Kolhapur as acquitted from the lower court event organiser, The Roscon- In Sangli, 305,957 people merged villages are housed in faloes have perished in the flood most of the flood waters have there, this is unfortunate,” she gress Foundation. from 104 marooned villages have 181 camps. The floods have taken waters. Rescue work is still drained off. added. 06 ASIA SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2019 India, Pakistan should refrain from unilateral action in Kashmir: China UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has Khan speaks to Trump: FM called on the two ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke to US countries to refrain President Donald Trump about his concerns over the situation in from any steps that disputed Kashmir region, Islamabad’s foreign minister said, ahead could affect Jammu of a UN Security Council meeting to discuss the issue. and Kashmir’s special “Today (Khan) has talked to President Trump. Views were exchanged on the situation in the region and particularly the sit- status. uation in Occupied Kashmir,” said Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi during a press conference. Trump and Khan also discussed Afghanistan, where the US is engaged in talks with the Taliban, REUTERS and pledged to remain in constant contact moving forward, the UNITED NATIONS minister added. During a meeting with Khan in July, Trump said that Modi had asked him to help mediate the Kashmir dispute — Mohammad Aslam, the father of a Pakistani soldier who was martyred in cross border shelling, The UN Security Council a claim Delhi strenuously denied. displays his picture at his residence in Lahore yesterday. members believe India and Pakistan should refrain from taking unilateral action over the “They are also concerned run our lives. We are a billion- yesterday’s Security Council disputed region of Jammu and about the human rights situation plus people,” Akbaruddin told meeting as “the first and not the Pakistan: Another soldier Kashmir, China’s UN envoy said there and also it’s the general reporters. last step.” She said it was the first yesterday after the council met view of members that parties UN Secretary-General time in more than 50 years that dead along Kashmir border on the issue for the first time in concerned should refrain from Antonio Guterres has called on the council had taken up the decades. taking any unilateral action that the two countries to refrain from issue. ANATOLIA de facto border that divides the The 15-member council met might further aggravate the any steps that could affect “The fact that this meeting KARACHI disputed valley between the two behind closed doors at the tension there since the tension Jammu and Kashmir’s special took place is testimony to the fact nuclear rivals — on Thursday, request of China and Pakistan is already very tense and very status. that this is an internationally rec- With the region bristling over said the military. “Another brave after India removed the decades- dangerous,” he said. Zhang said “it’s obvious that ognised dispute,” she told India stripping the disputed son of soil laid his life in the line old autonomy the Muslim- India’s UN Ambassador Syed the constitutional amendment reporters. Another resolution Jammu and Kashmir region of of duty and embraced Shahadat majority territory of Jammu and Akbaruddin accused Zhang of by India has changed the status also calls upon both sides to its special rights last week, [martyrdom] due to Indian firing Kashmir enjoyed under the trying to pass off his remarks as quo in Kashmir, causing tensions “refrain from making any state- another Pakistan army soldier at Buttle sector of LOC,” Pakistan Indian constitution. China rarely “the will of the international in the region” and called for the ments and from doing or causing was killed in an exchange of fire army spokesperson Maj. Gen. requests Security Council community.” He said India’s issue to be resolved through to be done or permitting any acts along the de facto Kashmir Asif Ghaoor said on Twitter. meetings. While the council did decision was an internal matter. peaceful means according to the which might aggravate the border, Pakistan’s military said But India accused Pakistan not agree on a statement, China’s “If there are issues, they will U.N. Charter, Security Council situation.” yesterday. The latest casualty of exaggerating ceasefire viola- UN Ambassador Zhang Jun be discussed, they will be resolutions and bilateral agree- UN peacekeepers have been followed the killing of three tions along the LoC to draw summed up the discussions, addressed by our courts; we ments. Pakistan’s UN Ambas- deployed since 1949 to observe Pakistani and five Indian more international attention to describing serious concern over don’t need international busy- sador Maleeha Lodhi described a ceasefire between India and soldiers in renewed clashes at the disputed region, according the situation. bodies to try and tell us how to her country’s push for Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir. the Line of Control (LoC) — the to local media. Pakistan has no permanent envoy at UN for last one year INTERNEWS learnt the position of the ambas- the last one year. However, a The establishment division has of the WTO fell vacant in August general and executive director of ISLAMABAD sador/permanent representative selection process for nomination sent a list of 15 candidates to the 2018 when the government called the International Trade Centre to the UN at Geneva is also vacant of new ambassador has been commerce ministry for short- back the incumbent diplomat, Dr (ITC) to Pakistan. The official said As the National Assembly Standing for last one year. Headed by started by the government but it listing and interviews. Serving Tauqir Shah. that the position of the ambas- Committee on Commerce and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is proceeding slow, he said. officers of Grades 21 and 22 are There is also no deputy per- sador/permanent representative Textile takes up today the delay in leader Syed Naveed Qamar, the The government circulated the eligible to seek the office but their manent representative and the to the UN at Geneva is also vacant appointment of ambassador/ 21-member forum also includes post in June. The establishment maximum age should not be more mission is run by a grade-19 for last one year. With Kashmir in representative for the permanent former President Asif Ali Zardari. division and the commerce min- than 56 years at the time of officer. The outgoing ambassador backdrop, the multilateral mission at the World Trade Organ- An official said that the istry have not yet been able to pick applying. The ambassadorial had also arranged visits of the diplomacy in Geneva becomes ization (WTO) in Geneva, it is ambassadorial slot is vacant for up a candidate out of 15 aspirants. position at the permanent mission WTO director immensely important, he said. Four dead in explosion at Quetta mosque Myanmar, Bangladesh AP QUETTA to schedule Rohingya

A powerful bomb exploded repatriation soon inside a mosque during Friday prayers on the outskirts of the AP wish to return home, but also southwestern city of Quetta, BANGKOK would not use force to make where the Afghan Taliban have them go back. had a strong presence, killing at Myanmar and Bangladesh will Caroline Gluck, a spokes- least four worshippers, soon make a second attempt to woman for the UN High Com- including the prayer leader, offi- start repatriating Rohingya missioner for Refugees, said that cials said. Muslims, 700,000 of whom fled the Bangladesh government has Abdul Ali, a local police a security crackdown in asked for its help in verifying chief, said the bomb was planted Myanmar almost two years ago, 3,450 people who signed up for inside the mosque and was officials from the two countries voluntary repatriation. She said remotely detonated. He said and the United Nations said the list was whittled down from about 20 wounded worshippers yesterday. 22,000 names that Bangladesh were taken to nearby hospitals Myanmar government had sent to Myanmar for in Quetta, the capital of Balu- spokesman Zaw Htay, speaking verification. chistan province. in his country’s capital, Nay- Leaders of the Rohingya Quetta police chief Abdur pyitaw, said the parties con- refugee community in the Razzaq Cheema said the bomb cerned had agreed that the camps said they had not been was planted under the wooden process would begin next consulted on the matter and chair of the prayer leader. Members of a bomb disposal unit survey the site after a blast at a mosque in Kuchlak, in the outskirts Thursday. Bangladesh Refugee, were unaware of plans for any It was unclear who was of Quetta, Pakistan, yesterday. Relief and Repatriation Com- imminent return. behind the attack but the Brother of Taliban leader dead missioner Abul Kalam said the Myanmar’s military in mosque is located 3km away treatment or even stay there to identities of the refugees have August 2017 launched a coun- from Kuchlak, a stronghold of relax. It is also the same area KABUL: The brother of the leader of the Afghan Taliban was among been confirmed by Myanmar terinsurgency campaign in Taliban insurgents where where Akhunzada operated at least four people killed in a bomb blast at a mosque in Pakistan, and they could go back there if response to an attack by a Maulvi Hibatullah Akhunzada several madrassas or religious two Taliban sources said, an attack that could affect efforts to end they want. Bangladesh’s capital, Rohingya insurgent group. The once lived before becoming the schools before becoming the the Afghan war. he said the government had army operation led to the Taliban chief and moving to an Taliban chief. Pakistani mili- Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada was not in the mosque ordered local officials in Cox’s Rohingya exodus to Bangladesh undisclosed location in tants have been blamed for pre- when the bomb went off but his younger brother, Hafiz Ahmadullah, Bazar district to locate those on and accusations that security Afghanistan. vious such attacks. was among those killed. “We lost younger brother of Sheikh Haibat- the list in the four refugee camps forces committed mass rapes, The Kuchlak area is a major There was no immediate ullah Akhundzada in a bomb blast,” said a senior member of the there, but their repatriation killings and burned thousands crossing point for Afghan claim of responsibility for the Taliban who declined to be identified. would only happen if they want of homes. In July, Myanmar offi- Taliban between Pakistan and blast as the Taliban and the US Akhundzada’s son was wounded, one of the sources said. The to return voluntarily. He said cials went to the camps in Bang- Afghanistan, who meet their are in the final stages of peace mosque and an adjoining religious school were known to be visited Bangladesh is ready to provide ladesh to talk to the refugees leadership, receive medical talks. by members of the Afghan Taliban. support to any refugees who about their plans. Sri Lanka probes elephant cruelty at popular parade

AFP Tourism and wildlife min- pageant wearing elaborate the elephant collapsed yes- he had also instructed wildlife to many animals who have been COLOMBO ister John Amaratunga said he clothing at a night festival terday,” the minister said in a authorities to ensure there was domesticated. A number of rich ordered wildlife authorities to watched by tens of thousands in statement. “Considering what no repetition of such cruel Sri Lankans keep elephants as Sri Lanka yesterday ordered an investigate how the elephant, the central city of Kandy earlier has transpired, I have ordered treatment to some 200 elephants pets, but there have been investigation following the known as Tikiri, was forced to in the week. officials to initiate an inquiry and in captivity and routinely numerous complaints of ill collapse of a skeletal 70-year-old take part in a lengthy parade After a howl of protests over ascertain how and why an ele- paraded at Buddhist temple fes- treatment and cruelty. elephant after being forced to despite her failing health. social media, festival organisers phant in such poor health was tivals. Elephants are considered PETA offered to transfer the parade at a high-profile Buddhist Animal-lovers slammed the withdrew the aged animal from used in the (pageant) and to take scared in Sri Lanka and pro- ailing Tikiri to a sanctuary where pageant popular with local and authorities for deploying the the grand finale on Wednesday. necessary action against those tected as an endangered species, she could live and be treated by foreign tourists. aged animal at the annual Esala “I have been informed that responsible.” The minister said but there are reports of cruelty veterinarians. SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2019 ASIA 07 N Korea fires projectiles, rejects further talks

AFP SEOUL South Korea warns North North Korea fired two uniden- SEOUL: South Korea yesterday called for an end to North Korea’s tified projectiles into the sea recent provocations. The South’s presidential office responded by yesterday and launched a convening an emergency security meeting, with local news agency scathing attack on “foolish” calls Yonhap reporting that participating officials called on the North for dialogue from South Korean to end its recent series of launches or risk raising military tensions President Moon Jae-in, rejecting after more than a year of relative peace and dialogue. further peace talks with the The office also stressed the importance of an ongoing South South. Korea’s joint military drill with the US, which is seen as a factor It was the sixth round of provoking North Korea. Separately, a South Korean presidential launches in recent weeks in official was cited by Yonhap as explaining that this month’s joint protest at ongoing joint military exercise is linked to plans to transfer full military control from drills between Seoul and the US. Washington to Seoul. In addition, the official said it is “never North Korean leader Kim Jong desirable” to make dialogue difficult, as the North directly insulted Un has described the tests as a South Korean President Moon Jae-in. “solemn warning” to the South. Pyongyang has routinely expressed anger at the war It was the sixth round Korea’s liberation from Japan’s games, which it considers of launches in recent 1910-45 rule, Moon outlined a rehearsals for invasion, but in the goal of “achieving peace and uni- past has avoided carrying out weeks in protest at fication by 2045”, although his tests while the manoeuvres are ongoing joint military single five-year term presidency taking place. drills between Seoul ends in 2022. “His speech The South Korean military and the US. North deserves the comments ‘foolish said the projectiles were fired commemorative speech’,” the Replicas of a North Korean Scud-B missile (top right) and South Korea’s Nike missile (top left) are from near the city of Tongchon, Korean leader Kim North said in its statement. “We displayed at the Korean War Memorial in Seoul, yesterday. and flew some 230km before Jong Un has described have nothing to talk any more falling into the Sea of Japan, the tests as a “solemn with the south Korean author- which is also known as the East ities nor have any idea to sit with the improvement of inter- and Washington, which began ballistic missile launches under Sea. warning” to the South. them again,” it added. Korean relations at all,” a min- on August 5. The exact type of UN Security Council resolutions. The latest test came as the Seoul’s Unification Ministry istry official added. The joint US- projectiles fired yesterday was Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North’s Committee for the long favoured dialogue with the said the North’s comments are South Korea drills have been still not clear but Seoul has the South was “monitoring the Peaceful Reunification of the North — an “impudent guy rare not “consistent” with the spirit held for years but were scaled described most of the previous situation in case of additional Country said it rejected com- to be found”, for hoping for a of inter-Korean agreements, down to ease tensions with launches as short-range ballistic launches while maintaining a ments by Moon on Thursday out- resumption of inter-Korean talks including the Panmunjom Dec- Pyongyang. missiles, while Pyongyang has readiness posture”. lining his desire for unification, while continuing military drills laration signed by Moon and Kim But the North threatened last said some were a “large-calibre The tests come as plans to and said it had nothing more to with Washington. in April last year. week to carry out more weapons multiple-launch guided rocket resume working-level talks discuss with the South. In a speech on Thursday “We want to clearly point out tests following the start of the system”. between the North and Wash- It called Moon — who has marking the anniversary of that (the comments) won’t help latest joint drills between Seoul The North is banned from ington appear to have stalled.

Vietnam demands Family seeks more answers to UK teen’s death in Malaysia Chinese ship AP was abducted or raped. Her body extremely complex circum- but the family has lived in Deputy Prime Minister Wan leave exclusive SEREMBAN, MALAYSIA was found on Tuesday beside a stances and we are hoping that London for 20 years. Azizah Wan Ismail met the small stream about 2.5km from soon we will have more answers The Paris prosecutor’s office family at the Dusun earlier economic zone The family of a 15-year-old the Dusun eco-resort after she to our many questions,” the has opened a preliminary inves- Friday to convey her condo- London teen who was found went missing August 4 from her family said in a statement issued tigation into the girl’s death on lences. The family said they REUTERS dead nine days after she disap- family’s resort cottage. Police through the Lucie Blackman possible charges of kidnapping thanked Wan Azizah and the HANOI peared from a Malaysian forest said she had been dead two to Trust, a charity that helps Britons and sequestration. French state government for the resort said yesterday they will three days when the body was in crisis overseas. authorities often open such massive search operation but Vietnam has demanded that bring her body home and hope found. Quoirin’s family has said she investigations when French cit- “tragically, as we know, this China remove an oil survey to find answers to their many Her family said they are still wasn’t independent and wouldn’t izens are victims or involved in wasn’t enough to save Nóra.” vessel and its escorts from the questions about her death. struggling to understand the wander off alone because she suspected crimes abroad. “We will be bringing Nóra home Southeast Asian country’s Police have ruled out foul events leading to her death. had learning and physical disa- Quoirin’s family arrived on where she will be laid to rest,” exclusive economic zone, amid play, saying the autopsy showed “The initial post mortem bilities. Police believe the teen August 3 for a two-week stay at they said. Police said it could a month-long standoff in that Nóra Anne Quoirin died of results have given some infor- climbed out of a window in the the Dusun, a small resort located take a few more days for the waters seen as a potential intestinal bleeding due to star- mation that helps us understand living room of the cottage. in a durian orchard next to a family to claim the body due to global flashpoint as the United vation and stress. Police said Nóra’s cause of death. But our The girl’s mother is from forest reserve about 39km south documentation and other States challenges Beijing’s there was no evidence that she beautiful innocent girl died in Ireland and her father is French of Kuala Lumpur. Malaysian bureaucratic requirements. maritime claims. “Vietnam has made contact with China to protest its repeated violations and Malaysia set to begin demanded that China withdraw the vessel group from Viet- namese waters,” Vietnam’s biggest 1MDB trial Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang said. At least five Chinese coast involving Najib guard ships were escorting the survey vessel, and at least two REUTERS Vietnamese navy vessels were KUALA LUMPUR following the group of Chinese ships as of late yesterday, Malaysia’s former prime according to data from Marine minister, Najib Razak (pictured), Traffic, a website that tracks on Monday faces the biggest of vessel movements. five trials linked to a multi- billion-dollar scam at state fund Taiwan FM in 1MDB, although lawyers are seeking a delay to allow time for Pacific to shore the completion of a previous trial. up Solomons ties Najib, who lost a general Protesters attend a “Stand With Hong Kong, Power to the People Rally” at the Chater Garden, in election last year, has been hit AFP Hong Kong, China, yesterday. with 42 criminal charges of graft TAIPEI and money laundering at The first trial, which began 1Malaysia Development Berhad in April and revolves around Taiwan’s Foreign Minister (1MDB) and other state entities. former 1MDB unit SRC Interna- China police exercises ‘not Joseph Wu insisted yesterday 1MDB, founded by Najib in tional, was adjourned on August that ties with the Solomon 2009, is being investigated in at 14 after Najib contracted an eye Islands were “rock solid” as least six countries, and the US infection, halting the cross- related to Hong Kong unrest’ speculation mounted that the Department of Justice says about examination of the prosecution’s Pacific nation could switch $4.5bn was misappropriated final witness. AP the unrest in Hong Kong, though mainland Chinese intervention recognition to China after it sent from the fund. That case is also expected to SHENZHEN, CHINA they came shortly after the is becoming inevitable, Hong a top delegation to Beijing. In his second trial at the resume on Monday, and lawyers central government in Beijing Kong police commander Yeung Wu stressed that Taiwan Kuala Lumpur High Court, Najib from both sides hope the second Members of China’s paramilitary said the protests were beginning Man-pun said that while they “highly cherished” relations will have to fight 21 charges of trial can be delayed to allow People’s Armed Police marched to show the “sprouts of ter- face tremendous pressure, “I can with the 17 countries that offi- money laundering and four of prosecutors to wrap up the first. and practiced crowd control rorism.” From a distance, police tell you we’re confident the cially recognise Taipei rather abuse of power for receiving “The accused can only be at tactics at a sports complex in could be seen conducting drills police have the capability to than Beijing, especially the illegal transfers of about 2.3bn one place at a time,” Najib’s Shenzhen across from Hong in military fatigues, using shields, maintain law and order.” Weeks Solomon Islands which is one ringgit between 2011 and 2014. lawyer, Harvinderjit Singh, said. Kong yesterday, in what some poles and other riot-control gear. of protests in Hong Kong have of its oldest allies. He has pleaded not guilty “We are hoping the judge will interpreted as a threat against In one exercise, two groups been marked by increasing vio- He described ties with the and says the charges are politi- allow us some leeway in this pro-democracy protesters in the marched in formation with those lence and a shutdown of the Solomon Islands as “rock solid” cally motivated. matter.” After the shock election semiautonomous territory. in front raising shields as if to Hong Kong airport earlier this in a tweet after meeting Prime Yesterday, prosecutors loss, Najib and his wife Rosmah The sound of marching boots protect themselves from projec- week. The demonstrators are Minister Manasseh Sogavare handed to the defence thou- Mansor were barred from and synchronised shouts echoed tiles. Others behind held red demanding expanded political while attending a regional con- sands of pages of documents leaving Malaysia and their lux- from the grounds. Officers in flags and banners. The words rights and the scrapping of leg- ference in Tuvalu, also a Taiwan related to the case, government urious lifestyle came under green camouflage stood guard “the law” and “prosecuted” could islation that could have seen ally. lawyer Ahmad Akram Gharib scrutiny, with the discovery of at closed entrances. A stadium be seen on one. criminal suspects sent to The Solomon Islands is said. “Under the rules, a trial can nearly $300m worth of goods security guard said “it wasn’t Outside, dozens of armored mainland China. being courted by China which only begin at least two weeks and cash at properties linked to clear” when the paramilitary carriers and trucks sat in the A weekend of protests began has been investing heavily in after all the related documents him. Rosmah, known for her police would leave the grounds. parking lot of the Shenzhen Bay yesterday night with a university the Pacific. are handed over,” he said, designer handbags and jew- Chinese state media have Stadium, close to a bridge linking student-led “power to the China still sees self-ruling adding that about 60 witnesses ellery, has also been charged only said that the Shenzhen mainland China to Hong Kong. people” rally in Chater Garden, democratic Taiwan as part of were expected to be called in the with corruption. She has pleaded exercises were planned earlier Asked if Hong Kong police a public square in the financial its territory awaiting reunifi- second case. not guilty. and were not directly related to could maintain order or if district. cation, by force if must. 08 VIEWS SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2019 Europe resists US pressure ESTABLISHED IN 1996 over Iranian tanker CHAIRMAN SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI

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ACTING MANAGING EDITOR JULIAN LEE MOHAMMED SALIM MOHAMED BLOOMBERG [email protected] hatever your views on the rights and wrongs of DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR detaining a tanker off the MOHAMMED OSMAN ALI Wcoast of Gibraltar for [email protected] allegedly carrying Iranian crude oil to Syria, the decision of a Gibraltar judge to release the vessel shows that Europe’s policies toward Iran remain independent of the US It’s important to remember that British forces didn’t detain the ship because it was carrying Iranian crude, EDITORIAL Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 in the Strait of Gibraltar. but because it was alleged to be taking crude - anybody’s crude - to Syria, which would violate European sanc- Iran had given its assurance that the according to the International Harbour Strong Qatar economy tions. The US may want the tanker Grace 1 won’t sail to a destination under Masters Association. The previous day, impounded to put further pressure on European sanctions. That leaves it with when it must already have been known atar’s economy is on the upswing and growing at Iran, but the European Union has no few options in the Mediterranean that the ship would enter the BGTW, the fastest rate than ever. Despite the unjust siege, sanctions against the Iran’s oil exports. region, where EU countries have been the government of Gibraltar amended QQatar’s economy is performing solid and showing Chief Justice Anthony Dudley was deterred by extraterritorial US sanc- its Sanctions Regulations 2019, which strong resilience. This was evident when the Qatar Central due to rule Thursday morning on tions from buying Iranian crude. The were adopted in March. The Bank, in its 2018 Annual Report, said Qatar will likely whether the detention of the super- only country thought still to be taking amendment gave the chief minister the maintain its position as one of the fastest growing economy tanker Grace 1 should be extended for crude from Iran, other than Syria, is authority to designate a vessel as a in the GCC and will register a strong growth this year. another 30 days when the current Turkey. That promise may be less than “specified ship” - one subject to sanc- Favourable movements in global oil prices, strong exports order expires on Saturday. The it initially appears. The port facilities at tions - by publishing a notice in the and improvement in fiscal balance are likely to provide decision was unexpectedly delayed Baniyas in Syria - where the ship was government gazette if “he has rea- overall macroeconomic stability this year, the report said. when it thought to be heading - cannot accom- sonable grounds to suspect” that the Qatar has emerged stronger despite the unjust siege emerged that modate a vessel the size of the Grace 1. ship “has been, or is likely to because of its policy of economic openness which in turn the US It is more likely that it will anchor be” involved in a breach of EU sanc- has attracted more foreign investors into the country. With Department of somewhere in the eastern Mediter- tions on Syria. Further, the amendment several 2022 FIFA World Cup-related projects nearing com- Justice ranean, probably with its transponder requires that any such specified ship pletion stage, and as a result of the ongoing economic diver- had filed a turned off to avoid publicly announcing “must be detained if it is in BGTW.” sification strategy, sources of growth for non-hydrocarbon European last-minute its position, and offload its cargo into Having accepted that the Grace 1 is sector have been getting diversified. Going forward, as per governments do not request smaller tankers. Those ships will then not going to Syria, the government of the Qatar Economic Outlook released by Planning and Sta- agree that ripping up Wednesday make the final deliveries. And the crude Gibraltar determined that “there are tistics Authority, real GDP is projected to grow at average the nuclear accord night “to seize may still end up in Syria without the no longer any reasonable grounds for rate of 2.8 percent during 2018-2020. the Grace 1 on Grace 1 going there itself. the continued legal detention” of the Also, shares in the Qatar Stock Exchange have risen sig- is the best way to a number of The crew of the supertanker may ship. It would require another last- nificantly as the world’s best deal with Iran’s allegations need to move quickly, though. The minute change to Gibraltar’s sanctions performer, with the current alleged nuclear which are Justice Department has requested that regulations to find a pretext to detain account surplus increasing and ambitions. That now being a new legal procedure be commenced the ship for a second time. And this the country’s large foreign considered,” for the detention of the Grace 1, the time, it would have to be one that spe- exchange reserves rebuilt. Total puts them in stark the gov- government of Gibraltar said in an cifically targets the cargo’s origin, not reserves in the banking sector contrast to President ernment of emailed statement. That matter will be its destination. Qatar Central remained stable at QR80.3bn in Donald Trump, who Gibraltar said considered by Gibraltar’s Mutual Legal European governments do not Bank, in its 2018 Assistance authorities, but it may not agree that ripping up the nuclear July, a 9.7 percent increase from did just that. And in a statement. Annual Report, July 2018 and a 43.7 percent But the be successful. accord is the best way to deal with his Department of said Qatar will increase since the second month Department of There was nothing clandestine Iran’s alleged nuclear ambitions. That of the blockade in July 2017, Al Justice isn’t going to Justice backed about the voyage of the Grace 1 except puts them in stark contrast to President likely maintain Byraq Center for Economic and let that difference off from its destination. The ship was clearly Donald Trump, who did just that. And its position as Financial Studies noted in its that fight. The signaling its destination as Kharg his Department of Justice isn’t going to stop it from trying to one of the fastest weekly analysis. initial appli- Island as it sailed up the Persian Gulf let that difference stop it from trying to persuade Gibraltar to growing economy In its 10th Financial Stability cation was not in early April. After it left the region in persuade Gibraltar to rearrest the ship. Report (FSR) released in July, rearrest the ship. followed up mid-May, it showed that its desti- So the race is on. Can the crew of the in the GCC and QCB Governor H E Sheikh with a formal nation was the Mediterranean, as it Grace 1 get back to the ship, haul up the will register a Abdulla bin Saoud Al Thani said: legal request, proceeded its way around the anchors, and leave Gibraltar’s shores strong growth “In the middle of weakening according to the judge. He decided that southern tip of Africa. Its voyage was quickly enough to avoid being arrested global economy, Qatari the detention of the Grace 1 should end easy to follow on publicly available again, for something other than sailing this year. economy showed a resilient per- immediately, having earlier released tanker-tracking websites. to Syria? Or will the government of formance. With normalisation without charge four members of the The Grace 1 entered British Gibraltar, backed up by the UK, allow of capital flows and strengthening of macroeconomic con- ship’s crew who had been arrested Gibraltar Territorial Waters in the early them to do so at their leisure by standing ditions, Qatar economy has fully come out of the initial after it was seized on July 4. hours of July 4 on a pre-arranged call to firm to uphold European, rather than adverse impacts from the economic blockade.” The Gibraltar government said that pick up provisions and spare parts, US, sanctions policies? The FSR document underscored Qatar’s ability to with- stand any unforeseen disturbances and maintain financial stability going forward. In 2018, Qatar continued to remain competitive in terms global competitiveness index (GCI) of Afghan palace emerges from ruins as centenary nears World Economic Forum. According to revised GCI, Qatar ranked 30 out of 140 Advanced Economies and emerging THOMAS WATKINS exterior covered in graffiti and ruined condition as a testament to market and developing economies, rising by 2 positions AFP appearing close to collapse. Afghan’s troubled past. from 2017. Among the emerging economics, Qatar’s position But in 2016 Ghani ordered the pal- “It should have remained the same was one of the highest. nside an imposing building in ace’s renovation and, after finalising so people can remember how brutal In the latest report, the QCB reiterated that the Qatari Kabul, a team of welders hastily design plans, construction work began the war was,” Mohammad said. economy was completely out of the initial negative effects fuse a sweeping metal bannister in earnest in March 2018. “Prior to the reconstruction, the of the economic blockade imposed since June 2017. This to a grand staircase. Outside, gar- Project manager Javid Hammad palace was beautiful.” On August 19, I 1919, London and Kabul signed the was reflected in the return of capital flows, the convenient deners spray torrents of water over said reconstructing Darulaman is vital liquidity position of the banking system, official foreign the parched earth, willing the grass to to Afghanistan, as the work promises a Anglo-Afghan Treaty in which Britain reserves that returned to pre-blockade level, healthy growth grow. They have just days to finish a new beginning after so much conflict. recognised Afghan independence and in private sector and reasonable growth in the non-hydro- total renovation of the once-ruined “The message of the Darulaman vowed that British India would not carbon sector. Darulaman Palace, a hulking show- Palace is a message of peace, security, extend west beyond the Khyber Pass. Qatar is performing better with each passing day. The piece of Afghan architecture that came brotherhood and coexistence,” Designed by German engineers for economy is one of the best performing in the region and to symbolise the country’s turmoils Hammad said during a recent tour of King Amanullah Khan in the early has recorded a steady growth despite all odds. during decades of war. the site, where about 500 workers are 1920s, Darulaman Palace was origi- With questions looming over toiling round the clock to get the job nally intended to be the location for Afghanistan’s future and a possible done. The $10.5-million renovation has Afghanistan’s new parliament. deal between the US and the Taliban been a boon to Kabul’s workforce. But over the years, due to shifting imminent, the war-torn nation is this Cedar trimmings in high-ceilinged political currents, it has also seen a QUOTE OF THE DAY month hoping to briefly celebrate its rooms that come from Kunar province string of other uses including as a past — and Darulaman will be the cen- in the west, and marble fittings from home for various government minis- Continuance of trepiece. Work at the famed palace the western city of Herat mean busi- teries, a medical school and a systematic crimes must be completed by August 19, the nesses around the country have museum. It was gutted by fire in 1968, in Jerusalem and date marking 100 years of Afghan benefitted. and since then has been repeatedly the West Bank will independence from Britain, when But not everyone is happy the caught up in Afghanistan’s conflicts. President Ashraf Ghani will inaugurate palace is being returned to its former It was again set ablaze during a explode the situation the newly renovated structure. glory, wondering if the money could coup attempt in 1978, and was subse- in the region in The final use for Darulaman — have been put to better use in one of quently shelled during fighting in the the face of the which means “Abode of Peace” — has the world’s poorest countries. 1990s. Afghans today are nervously not been finalised, but at least part will “It is a good thing to rebuild Daru- awaiting the outcome of a deal occupation and the be turned into a museum. laman Palace, but if this money would between the US and the Taliban. settlers. Perched on a hill with an imposing have been spent on solving people’s The Pentagon is widely expected view of Kabul, Darulaman was a total problems that would have been to cut its troop presence in return for Abd Al Latif Al Qanoo wreck until recently. Its roof was better,” local shopkeeper Ali said. various guarantees from its longtime Hamas Spokesman destroyed, its walls crumbling and Another Kabul resident, Ghulam foe, but many in Afghanistan do not pock-marked by bullet holes, and the Mohammad, said the battered palace trust the insurgents and worry they once-magnificent neo-classical should have been left in its eerie, will try to seize power. SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2019 OPINION 09 For Russia’s detained protesters, rights group is first on scene ROMAIN COLAS The group started out in ongoing Moscow protests calling for group Memorial, which documents AFP December 2011, when two young fair local elections. Out of these, 13 Soviet-era persecutions as well as Muscovites were looking for their face serious criminal charges for highlighting current abuses. hat started as a friends who had been detained at allegedly organising “mass disorder” Frolova was in court on OVD-Info, which has Facebook post during a rallies against Vladimir Putin’s and violence against police. Wednesday to watch a case around 27 staff, more wave of mass protests planned return to the Kremlin after a “All the same, I can assure you against Konstantin Kotov, an in Russia eight years term as prime minister. The two that they were protesting totally activist who risks five years in jail than 300 volunteers and W ago has turned into a rights group men, Grigory Okhotin and Daniil Bei- peacefully,” said 54-year-old Alla for breaking various laws around a small office in Moscow, that helps arrested demonstrators -- linson, scoured police stations and Frolova, the group’s legal holding protests. Kotov has a free is the first port of call one in increasing demand as police wrote up a list of the detainees that coordinator. lawyer provided by OVD-Info, for those detained by crack down hard on opposition they posted on Facebook. During and after a protest, OVD- Maria Eismont. rallies. It was the first of many posts by Info is the first number to call for Eismont is a former journalist police at protests. The OVD-Info, which has around 27 OVD-Info, whose name derives from those detained. It notes the police who retrained as a lawyer. The group has a 24-hour staff, more than 300 volunteers and a an abbreviation for police station. stations where those arrested are recent wave of detentions has kept hotline, a large team small office in Moscow, is the first Eight years on, the NGO says its heading to and sends lawyers. her busy. “As soon as I get home, port of call for those detained by aim is to make sure no one faces the The NGO tries to deploy lawyers before I have time to drink a glass of lawyers and is seen police at protests. The group has a vagaries of the Russian criminal promptly, as police stations in the of wine, they’re calling me,” she as a reliable source for 24-hour hotline, a large team of justice system alone. country are known for their con- said with a smile. the number of overall lawyers and is seen as a reliable The group has been in the spot- fusing procedures and the risk of vio- She goes to help detainees at arrests at events. source for the number of overall light over the last month, as some lence against detainees. police stations and later represents arrests at events. 3,000 people have been detained at “They do hide some things from them in court. us, because the law gets broken many “This is a political battle, not a times,” said Frolova, who never- legal one... I’m not naive and I theless stresses that the group seeks know the verdict isn’t decided dialogue with police. here (in court). But in any case, all One of those to receive assistance the documents have to be here.” from the NGO recently was Moscow “Afterwards there’s always the student Alexander Finiarel, 24, who chance of winning at the European was detained at demonstrations on Court of Human Rights.” July 27 and August 3. When cases have gone through OVD-Info provided him with a courts in Russia, the NGO says it lawyer free of charge after his friends files as many appeals as possible reported him to the group as among with the European court. the detained. OVD-Info also receives a grant “OVD-Info gave us some advice from the rights watchdog Council on the right way to behave with the of Europe which accounted for police. And they calmed us down, almost 35 percent of its budget last basically,” said Finiarel. year. The rest comes from dona- “We had a sense that they were tions and fundraising. looking out for us and helping us.” After the protests began this The NGO, whose staff are mainly summer, OVD-Info says it in their 20s and 30s, uses social received more than 100,000 euros media and a chat on the Telegram in donations in July, a record. messenger service to gain infor- Leonid Drabkin, 27, who is in mation on detentions and post charge of fundraising, says that updates. such generosity is hardly The group is part of a “new gen- surprising. eration of rights activists,” says “When you’re a light in the Frolova -- even if one of its major darkness, people are bound to Russian National Guard officers detain protesters following a rally calling for fair elections in Moscow. donors is long-running Russian rights trust you.”

o the outside world, China’s deadline for tariffs on cellphones, immediate shock to the country’s ruling Communist Party - laptops and other consumer goods, in short-term political stability. faced with an expanding trade the hope of blunting their impact on US Nonetheless, years spent consoli- war crimping an already holiday sales. But this month he also dating his power among China’s ruling T elite - including the removal of terms slowing economy and spiralling pro- branded China a currency manipu- tests in Hong Kong - is confronting lator, despite the International Mon- limits to his presidency and a sweeping D-RING ROAD MICHAEL MARTINA some of its strongest political and eco- etary Fund’s view that the value of corruption crackdown - means ana- POST BOX: 3488 REUTERS nomic headwinds in decades. China’s yuan was largely in line with lysts do not see such crises imperilling DOHA - QATAR But at home, where China’s elite economic fundamentals. his leadership. Blanchette said Xi could [email protected] “Many people will feel it is be fully secure in the office of general worthless to negotiate with Trump,” secretary, his post as head of the party, the advisor said. That message fits with yet be finding it difficult to move EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OFFICE the unapologetically nationalist pol- forward with policy because he has a TEL: 4455 7741 / 767 icies that Xi has pushed since coming “scattered or unhappy coalition”. FAX: +974 4455 7758 to power in 2012, and has found an “This is precisely why you secure Amid crises, frayed outlet in state media, which has allies in the military and the security MANAGING EDITOR ramped up a daily war of words services, and in the central guard TEL: 4462 7505 towards the United States. bureau and within the politburo, to US ties give China’s Xi “ US trade war has greatly buttress your leadership in a time of DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR squeezed pro-US thoughts inside challenges,” Blanchette said. TEL: 4455 7769 China, making it easier for the Com- Both Chinese and foreign analysts political cover at home LOCAL NEWS SECTION munist Party to unite Chinese society,” agree that the drag on the govern- TEL: 4455 7743 editor-in-chief of the state-run Global ment’s ability to adapt and implement Times Hu Xijin wrote on Twitter last needed market reforms due to BUSINESS NEWS SECTION week. tightened political controls under Xi TEL: 4462 7535 leaders prepare for the 70th anni- One American executive in China poses a serious long-term risk that versary of the founding of the People’s said he thought the manner in which could derail the economy. SPORT NEWS SECTION Republic this October, there are few Trump has handled the 10% tariffs “Reforms are not moving forward TEL: 4455 7745 indications that President Xi Jinping is would backfire and give Xi a boost.“It and not going backward. The problem politically embattled. plays right into Xi’s hand as he goes for the economy will not be big this ONLINE SECTION Many in Beijing believe US Pres- into Beidaihe. He can look around the year. We need to watch next year. It TEL: 4462 7501 ident Donald Trump’s approach to the room and say, ‘see, you can’t negotiate will definitely be troublesome,” said a [email protected] trade war, and the Chinese govern- with these people’. Xi called Trump’s second Chinese government advisor. ment’s effort to use Washington as a bluff,” the executive said. A Chinese government official, PUBLIC RELATIONS Jude Blanchette, the Freeman Chair speaking on condition of anonymity, scapegoat for the Hong Kong unrest, TEL: 4455 7613 in China Studies at the Center for Stra- said Chinese leaders were “nervous” provides Xi with convenient and [email protected] effective short-term political cover. tegic and International Studies in about the situation, adding “controls are very tight”. This time last year, as Xi and other Washington, said while Xi was facing a ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT Evidence of those controls: officials top officials held secretive talks at the challenging external environment, TEL: 4455 7837 / 780 across the bureaucracy, in government seaside resort of Beidaihe, there was particularly over the protests in Hong FAX: 4455 7870 an unusual surge of criticism in official Kong, he was not significantly agencies, state media, academia and at [email protected] circles about economic policy and how weakened at home. state-owned enterprises, including the government had handled the trade “Xi Jinping is lucky insofar as he senior executives, have told Reuters of CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT war with the United States, sources has a mercurial United States president increased study sessions in recent TEL: 4455 7857 told Reuters at the time. who is making the case for him that months of party ideology. [email protected] With that same annual beach gath- the reason US-China relations have Numerous foreign ministry offi- ering likely wrapping up this week in turned in such a dire direction is cials said diplomats were being called SUBSCRIPTION & China in the midst of the two deep- because there is an unpredictable US back from holidays to participate in the DISTRIBUTION ening crises, there are no obvious dis- leader,” Blanchette said. sessions, and one official from the Peo- TEL: 4455 7809 / 839 senting voices. In mainland China, amid tight ple’s Bank of China, the country’s FAX: 44557819 “In the early months there were internet censorship, there is little central bank, spoke of working [email protected] some criticisms on the government for apparent popular solidarity for the overtime to finish papers on Xi’s epon- Many in Beijing not opening up so quickly,” said one Hong Kong protesters, whom increas- ymous political thought. believe US President Chinese government advisor, speaking ingly vociferous state media have con- The same government advisor who on condition of anonymity, referring to demned as “violent radicals”. said early criticism of Xi’s handling of All thoughts and views Donald Trump’s the rare internal dissent during the China has also painted Washington the trade conflict had tapered off, also approach to the trade opening salvoes of the trade war last as a “black hand” fomenting months of warned that Chinese officials were expressed in these columns war, and the Chinese year. increasingly violent demonstrations in nonetheless paralysed or issuing con- are those of the writers, government’s effort “But right now in China, the rising the former British colony. flicting policy signals in the face of the not of the newspaper. consensus is that the US is trying to Still, Trump’s unpredictability on external challenges, and that China’s to use Washington contain China no matter what we do.” trade has created a big headache for own lack of implementation of eco- as a scapegoat The source, who closely follows US- Chinese leaders, policy insiders said, nomic reforms was a bigger problem All correspondence for the Hong Kong China trade talks, said Trump’s threat while higher US tariffs have pinched than the trade war. regarding Views and unrest, provides Xi in early August to impose 10% duties the word’s second-largest economy. “The government needs to take Opinion pages should be on Sept. 1 on another $300 billion of Xi has few good options to deal some action, but now they don’t have sent to editor-in-chief with convenient and Chinese imports was evidence to many with the trade war - seen in Beijing as the space,” he said. “They don’t have effective short-term in China that he was not sincere in one front in Washington’s long-term the appetite to take action. So many office or mailed to the political cover. wanting a deal. goal to stifle China’s development - or restrictions. So many risks. So we just [email protected] On Tuesday, Trump backed off that the Hong Kong protests, the more wait.” 10 EUROPE SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2019 UK’s veteran MPs willing to lead emergency govt

REUTERS The Liberal Democrats that cliff to a no deal, then yes LONDON leader said she had they are prepared to do that.” spoken to both of Clarke is the longest-serving Veteran British lawmakers from them (Clarke and member of parliament and held the ruling Conservative and senior cabinet positions under opposition Labour parties have Harman), and both Margaret Thatcher, John Major both said they would be willing said they would and David Cameron. to lead an emergency be willing to lead Harman is parliament’s government to halt a no-deal an emergency longest-serving woman and was Brexit, the leader of the pro-EU briefly Labour’s acting leader Liberal Democrats said government to halt a before Corbyn took charge. yesterday. no-deal Brexit. With Johnson staking his The suggestion that either premiership on Brexit, the EU Conservative Ken Clarke or refusing to re-open a previously- Labour’s Harriet Harman — par- wants a caretaker government negotiated withdrawal deal and liament’s longest serving man with himself as head, and then a majority of lawmakers and woman — could take charge an election. opposed to a no-deal divorce, was the latest sign that foes of But other opponents of a Britain is heading for a parlia- an abrupt exit from the EU are no-deal Brexit worry that mentary showdown and consti- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attending grand tattoo farewell ceremony in joining forces to unseat Boris Corbyn, a staunch leftist, would tutional crisis. honour of her at the Ministry of Defence in Berlin. Johnson to stop it. not have enough support from Corbyn said that by con- Johnson, who became prime across the aisle to form a vention when a government col- minister last month after government. lapses the leader of the main winning a vote among Conserv- Jo Swinson, leader of the opposition party is called upon New EU chief bids Germany goodbye atives for party leadership, says centrist pro-European Union to form a government. Britain must leave the EU on Liberal Democrats, has proposed He said “all those people that AFP Von der Leyen, who takes “The song has a deeper October 31 with or without a a caretaker government led by are now making lots of noises in BERLIN office on November 1, replacing meaning especially in relation deal. either Clarke or Harman, former the media” should support outgoing European Commission to her new role as head of the But he has a working cabinet ministers from the cen- Labour’s motion as the best way EU president-elect Ursula von der president Jean-Claude Juncker, European Commission,” he said. majority of just a single seat in trist wings of the two main to prevent a no-deal Brexit. Leyen chose the Scorpions’ smash last month handed over as “The dream of peace con- parliament, and several of his parties. Opponents of no-deal said hit “Wind of Change”, which has defence minister to Merkel’s tinues to live from generation to own Conservatives have sug- Yesterday, Swinson said she exiting the EU without an become an anthem for the fall of favoured successor Annegret generation,” he added. gested they could vote no con- had spoken to both of them, and agreement on the transition the Berlin Wall, for her official Kramp-Karrenbauer. Von der Leyen, who was fidence in his government to stop both said they would be willing would be a nightmare for what departure ceremony in Berlin. The politician “probably did visibly moved by the ceremony, a no-deal Brexit they believe to serve. was once one of the West’s most The power ballad by the not choose the song because it also chose the European Union’s would be disastrous for the “They put public duty first stable democracies. German rock band, which has was a worldwide success by a anthem Ode to Joy and Mozart’s economy. and they don’t want to see a It would hurt global growth, sold an estimated 14 million group that comes from the same Ave verum. Anti-Brexit politicians have no-deal Brexit. If the House of send shockwaves through copies since its release in 1991, region of Hanover as she does”, Choices by previous defence yet to settle on a strategy for Commons asks them to lead an financial markets and weaken was performed by a military Scorpions lead singer Klaus ministers have included “Live is what would happen next. emergency government to get London’s claim to be the brass band during the ceremony Meine, who also wrote the Life” by Austrian pop group Opus The main opposition Labour our country out of this Brexit world’s preeminent financial attended by Chancellor Angela ballad, told the DPA news and “Smoke on the Water” by Party’s leader, Jeremy Corbyn, mess and to stop us driving off centre. Merkel. agency. Deep Purple. Denmark sees resolution to EU rift on 2050 climate goal Dutch Princess Christina dead REUTERS “I think it will happen in ministry after a June 5 election. one of the most ambitious meteor was on its way to hit COPENHAGEN the near future,” energy and “It is too far out in the future climate targets in the world earth in 10 to 15 years, but we AP/THE HAGUE climate minister Dan Jorgensen to only aim for a 2050 target.” when it vowed to deliver a 70% didn’t have the technology to The new energy and climate said, referring to an EU-wide With greenhouse gas emis- reduction in greenhouse gas ward it off, then no one would Dutch Princess Christina, the minister of Denmark, a front- commitment to achieving a sions currently on course to push emissions by 2030 compared to (just) say: ‘Well, that’s a shame’.” youngest sister of former Queen runner in fighting climate balance between carbon average global temperatures 1990 levels. Last year, the UN-backed Beatrix, died yesterday after a change, said yesterday he was emitted and removed from the more than three degrees higher Jorgensen said that while the Intergovernmental Panel on battle with bone cancer. She confident fellow EU countries atmosphere within the next by the end of this century, United technology needed to reach Climate Change (IPCC) warned was 72. would soon agree to go carbon- three decades. Nations Secretary-General reductions of 60-65% exists that emissions must start falling Christina, the youngest of neutral by 2050 despite “I don’t hear Poland saying Antonio Guterres is working to today, the remaining leap to next year at the latest to stand a four daughters of the late resistance in the east of the bloc. ‘no way’...The talks I’ve had with wrest bigger pledges from gov- carbon-neutral levels would be chance of achieving the goal of Queen Juliana and her German- A push by most European my Polish colleagues have been ernments at a UN climate summit extremely challenging. holding the rise in global tem- born husband Prince Bernhard, Union nations for the world’s constructive,” Jorgensen said. in New York in September. “We have set the target based peratures to 1.5 degrees Celsius died at the Noordeinde Palace biggest economic bloc to go “And then the next step will be He has among other things on what science says, not on set by the 2016 Paris agreement in The Hague, according to the carbon-neutral by 2050 was to discuss a European 2030 called on the European Union to what we can agree on or have on limiting global warming. Dutch Royal House. dropped to a footnote in June target”. aim for a 55% cut in greenhouse money for,” he said, adding that Denmark is known as the In a tweet, King Willem- after fierce resistance from Informal EU talks on a 2030 gas emissions by 2030, far his government would now work cradle of wind power and is Alexander, Queen Maxima and Poland, the Czech Republic and target had already begun, greater than the EU’s current with other parties in parliament home to the largest wind turbine Beatrix described Christina as Hungary who fear it would hurt according to the Social Demo- target of a 40% cut. on climate legislation to make maker, Vestas and the largest “a striking personality with a economies like theirs dependent cratic minister who took over Denmark’s new Social Dem- the target legally binding. offshore wind farm developer warm heart.” on nuclear power and coal. Denmark’s energy and climate ocratic government recently set “If you imagined that a huge Orsted. Publicity-shy Christina and her former husband Jorge Guillermo, the son of a Cuban Europe’s sea cruise passenger doctor, had three children, Ber- nardo, Nicolás and Juliana. The couple divorced in 1996. reach 7 million in 2017: Data The marriage removed ANATOLIA Christina from the line of suc- ANKARA cession to the Dutch throne and allowed her to live outside the The number of passengers embarking on a sea cruise in the EU royal court. During her life, she reached 7 million in 2017, the bloc’s statistical office announced lived in countries including yesterday. Italy, the United States and The figure — the latest available — stopped the previous peak Canada. of 6.9 million in 2012, Eurostat said in a statement. Dutch Prime Minister Mark A plurality of the passengers chose Italy to start their cruises — Rutte said by relinquishing her 1.9 million, or 27% of the EU total. right to the throne, Christina Italy was followed by Spain (1.5 million passengers, or 21%), “created room for herself to Germany (1.1 million passengers, 16%), the U.K. (1.0 million pas- lead her own life. A life domi- sengers, 14%), and Belgium (0.5 million passengers, 7%). nated by family, her great love Eurostat added that England and Spain boasted the two main of music and development of departure ports in 2017. young singing talent.” “With 832,000 passengers recorded in 2017, Southampton in Christina was born partially the United Kingdom was the main EU departure port for cruise pas- blind. Her remains will be taken sengers, ahead of Barcelona in Spain with 721,000 passengers,” it to Fagel’s Garden Pavilion on the Spanish migrant rescue ship Open Arms is seen close to the Italian shore in Lampedusa, yesterday. said. grounds of Noordeinde Palace.

Migrant rescue boat in limbo off Italy UK officer slain investigating burglary

AFP operated by Proactiva Open Giuseppe Conte and Salvini, who AP thoughts were with the officer’s Policing Proactive Unit, was ROME Arms, Marc Reig, said that those last week pulled his party out of LONDON family, friends and colleagues. killed in Berkshire, in southeast on board, rescued after leaving the ruling coalition in the hope “It is the most powerful England, at 11:30pm on The captain of a Spanish charity chaos-stricken Libya, were of toppling the 14-month-old A 28-year-old police officer reminder that police officers up Thursday. Campbell said it was ship carrying 134 rescued “broken psychologically”. government. investigating a reported and down the country put a terrible day for the force. migrants warned yesterday of “Every second that passes, Salvini’s anti-immigrant burglary in southeast England themselves at risk every single “And to add further angst to the “explosive” situation on the bomb ticks a second closer. League party has been squab- has died after being dragged by day to keep us safe,” Johnson what are terrible circumstances, board the vessel anchored within Either someone cuts the red bling with coalition partner the a vehicle, police said yesterday. said. “They have my absolute Andrew was only married four swimming distance of Italy’s cable and defuses this bomb anti-establishment Five Star Police have arrested and support.” weeks ago.” Lampedusa island but forbidden now, or the Open Arms will Movement (M5S) over a host of detained 10 males on suspicion Thames Valley Police Chief Officers remained at the to approach. explode,” he said. issues. of murder in the death of Constable John Campbell said scene of the incident as forensic Italy has evacuated a handful “This is inhuman. We’re “France, Germany, Romania, Andrew Harper, 28. The that although the cause of investigators took photographs of medical cases from the Open close to land and people could Portugal, Spain and Luxembourg youngest is 13 while the oldest Harper’s death had not yet been of items on the road. Two white Arms but far-right Interior Min- swim there. They want to throw have told me that they are ready is 30. confirmed, he had been tents were also erected. ister Matteo Salvini has been themselves in the water. It’s to welcome the migrants,” Conte Prime Minister Boris “dragged along by a vehicle.” In the past decade, 10 refusing to allow the vessel to untenable. They can’t take it said in an open letter to Salvini, Johnson said he was “deeply “He was out of his police officers have been killed in inci- dock despite a European deal to anymore.” who has sought to bar all NGO shocked and appalled” by vehicle at the time,” he added. dents involving criminal sus- take in those remaining. Thursday saw sparring rescue vessels from entering Harper’s death, and said his Harper, with the Roads pects in England. The captain of the ship between Prime Minister Italian waters. SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2019 EUROPE / AMERICAS 11 Greenland tells Trump country is not for sale AFP Greenland’s Ministry and the Danish embassy in joke... but totally out of season!” called it only a “fleeting fasci- The world’s largest island has STOCKHOLM of Foreign Affairs Washington did not immediately Greenland locals were sim- nation” from the president, The suffered from climate change, insisted the island was respond to request for comment. ilarly bemused by the report. Wall Street Journal said. scientists said, becoming a giant Greenland is not for sale, the ready to talk business, But Greenland’s ministry of “If you look at the social Others outside the White melting icicle that threatens to mineral-rich island said foreign affairs insisted the island media, people see it as a big House said Trump’s interest submerge the world’s coastal yesterday, after a newspaper not purchase. was ready to talk business, not joke,” Jakob Ipsen, owner of a could be a desire to secure a areas one day. reported that US President purchase. hotel in Qulusuk in eastern legacy achievement, the paper July saw unprecedented Donald Trump was asking estate maqnate, has been curious “#Greenland is rich in val- greenland, said. “In my own reported, and advisors wondered melting of the Greenland ice advisers whether it’s possible for about the area’s natural uable resources such as minerals, opinion, it’s never going to about the potential for research sheet, with 12 billion tonnes of the United States to buy the resources and geopolitical rele- the purest water and ice, fish happen. People are laughing at or greater military clout for the ice flowing into the sea. Arctic island. vance, the paper reported. stocks, seafood, renewable the moment.” US. Trump, who in 2017 withdrew Trump has expressed interest Greenland is a self-governing energy and is a new frontier for Qulusuk has around 280 The US’s northern-most mil- the US from the Paris Climate in the self-governing part of region of Denmark, which colo- adventure tourism,” it tweeted. inhabitants, most of whom make itary base, Thule Air Base, has Agreement to cap global warming Denmark — which is mostly nised the 772,000 square-mile “We’re open for business, not their living from hunting and been located on Greenland for levels, is reportedly set to visit covered in ice, — asking advisers island in the 18th century, and is for sale,” it added. fishing, but groups of American decades. Copenhagen in September. if it is possible for the US to home to only about 57,000 The office of Danish Prime tourists come to the village But Greenland doesn’t quite This isn’t the first time the acquire the territory, The Wall people, most of whom belong to Minister Mette Frederiksen during the summer months. live up to its lush name —85 president has expressed interest Street Journal said on Thursday, the indigenous Inuit declined to comment. Some Trump advisers said percent of the island is covered in foreign properties — he has citing people familiar with the community. But a former premier, Lars acquiring Greenland, which is by a 1.9-mile-thick ice sheet that said North Korea’s “great discussions. There has been no official Lokke Rasmussen, tweeted: “It northeast of Canada, could be contains 10 percent of the beaches” would make ideal loca- The president, a former real comment from the White House, must be an April Fool’s Day good for the US, while others world’s fresh water. tions for condos. Bolsonaro fires back after Norway, Austria shelves probe into Germany suspend forest funding German spying

AP funding for other sustainability allegations RIO DE JANEIRO projects in Brazil’s forests. Bolsonaro said on Thursday AFP President Jair Bolsonaro night that “dear Angela Merkel” VIENNA (pictured) took aim at Germany should “take the money and and Norway after they cut dona- reforest Germany,” adding that Austrian prosecutors confirmed tions for Brazilian forestry the European country needs it yesterday that they had shelved projects in criticism of his “a lot more than here.” an investigation into allegations policies, with the far-right leader During the Group of 20 that Germany’s BND secret saying they should focus on their meeting in Japan in June, Merkel service had systematically spied own environmental problems. strongly criticized Bolsonaro’s on politicians, international “Isn’t Norway the one that environmental policies, organisations and companies kills whales up there in the North describing the situation as on Austrian territory. Pole? That also does oil explo- “dramatic.” The probe “has been broken ration there?” Bolsonaro asked Norway has been by far the Merkel and French President off as currently there are no ironically yesterday. biggest contributor, with $1.2bn Emmanuel Macron are also approaches available for the “Take the money and go help donated so far, followed by weighing using the ratification investigation,” Nina Bussek, Angela Merkel to reforest Germany at $68m and Brazilian of a trade deal between the spokeswoman for the Vienna Germany.” state oil giant Petrobras at $7.7m. European Union and Mercosur prosecutor’s office, said. His comments came as According to the fund’s countries to pressure Brazil into According to reports in two Germany and Norway website, nearly $470m has complying with its environ- Austrian newspapers in June announced the suspension of already been distributed to some mental pledges. 2018, a long list of targets had environmental funding for sus- 100 projects. Latest data from Brazil’s been allegedly spied upon by tainability projects in Brazil’s Donations already made space research institute indicate the BND between 1999 and forests, both saying his far-right cannot be withdrawn, but a surge in deforestation in the 2006, including 2,000 landline administration isn’t committed Norway said it was suspending Amazon in the last quarter, and mobile telephone numbers, to fighting deforestation. future financing, of about 300 higher than during the same faxes and email addresses of The Norwegian environment million Norwegian crowns (over period in the previous three ministries, international organ- ministry confirmed yesterday $33m). years. isations, embassies and com- that Norway suspended funding Germany remains in the Bolsonaro’s criticism of the Pianist playing midair panies operating in Austria. to the Amazon Fund, which was Amazon Fund, but Chancellor data and the federal agency At the time the reports Swiss pianist and composer Alain Roche performs “Chantier” created in 2008 to receive dona- Angela Merkel’s Environment monitoring the Amazon region came to light Austrian President suspended in the air with his grand piano under a moving crane tions used to finance projects in Ministry announced on Sunday for deforestation, led to the firing Alexander Van der Bellen urged the Amazon. that it was cutting $39.6m of of the institute’s director. during the 20th “Jeux du Castrum”, in Yverdon-les-Bains, yesterday. the German authorities to provide “full clarification”, a call echoed by then Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. Kremlin bestows top state honours to pilots after crash-landing However, the Austrian investigation into the allega- REUTERS struck a flock of gulls on Zhukovsky International Airport “I wasn’t scared,” he told watchdog said late on Thursday tions “has little prospect of MOSCOW Thursday, disrupting its engines carrying 233 people to Sim- reporters in Yekaterinburg it had identified an illegal rubbish success” because of the diffi- and forcing it to land less than feropol in Crimea. where Ural Airlines has its dump roughly two kilometres culty Germany would have in Russian President Vladimir Putin two minutes after it took off. More than 70 passengers training centre. from Zhukovsky International, cooperating with it, Peter Gri- yesterday bestowed top state Putin, in a decree published were treated for injuries fol- “I saw the cornfield in front which is southeast of Moscow, dling, head of the BVT domestic honours on two pilots for on the Kremlin’s website, handed lowing the emergency landing of me...I tried to minimise our as being the possible home of the intelligence agency, said. courage and heroism after they captain Damir Yusupov and co- but nobody was killed. vertical speed to ensure a soft birds which caused the emer- Bussek added that the safely landed a packed passenger pilot Georgy Murzin Russia’s “I did what I had to do,” said landing.” gency landing. probe had not been officially plane in a cornfield near Moscow highest state award — the Hero Yusupov who guided the Airbus Murzin was receiving Officials from the watchdog dropped. “If there were to be as its engines were failing. of Russia. He granted the Order down. “I saved the plane, the treatment for a bruised chest in and the ecology ministry were new approaches for the inves- Russians have said it was a of Courage, another top state passengers, the crew. I think that hospital on Friday, the RIA news due to check the site as well as tigation, it could be continued, miracle that no one was killed award, to five flight attendants. was the only decision. I don’t agency reported. others nearby, RIA news agency but there aren’t any at the when the Ural Airlines Airbus 321 The plane took off from think I’m a hero.” Russia’s natural resources reported. moment,” she said. Firefighters make progress Security scare in NY, empty rice cookers found on blaze in Greece island AFP around 7:00am (1100 GMT) evacuated, service on two subway three bombs that day but only NEW YORK when a passenger saw a cooker lines was suspended and trains on one went off. AFP withdrawn from the operation abandoned at the Fulton Street other lines serving Fulton Street Surveillance camera footage ATHENS by the evening, he said. They are New York went on alert for two subway station near the World bypassed the station. showed the two rice cookers to be decorated by the agency hours yesterday during the Trade Center — a neighbourhood As police announced the found at the Fulton Street station Firefighters in Greece yesterday for their assistance today. morning rush hour because of rebuilt after the September 11 objects turned out to be were placed there by the same made progress against a Rain is expected in the area three suspicious objects that attacks in 2001. harmless, a third suspicious man, who took them out of a four-day wildfire on the island today. turned out to be empty rice A second rice cooker was object was detected on 16th shopping cart, said Miller. of Evia that has burned through State agency ANA said the cookers. found in an another part of the Street in the Chelsea district Authorities are now looking a pine forest and threatened fire, which broke out on Police said the alarm was same station. further to the north. for that man. villages, officials said. Tuesday, has burned some first sounded in Manhattan The station was quickly It, too, turned out to be a rice Miller said he did not know “The situation looks better 2,400 hectares including more cooker, said John Miller, if the third cooker was linked to today, there is no active front, than 1,000 hectares of dense the New York Police the first two, although they were but our forces remain in place,” pine forest. Department’s deputy all the same model. a fire department spokesman “We should be able to have commissioner for intel- Since the attack by Rahimi, said, adding that there were still a clearer picture of the exact ligence and the US financial capital has been “pockets of fire” smouldering in damage on Monday,” Georgiou counterterrorism. hit by two other attacks. a ravine. said. It was in Chelsea In October 2017, an Uzbek A massive force of nearly After touring the area earlier that a pressure cooker man named Sayfullo Saipov used 400 firefighters backed by more in the week, he said that there containing a homemade a truck to run over bikers and than 100 vehicles, nine planes was confirmed damage to explosive device deto- pedestrians on a bike path in and four helicopters remains in animal pens and beehives. nated in September Manhattan, killing eight people the area. A firefighter was hospi- 2016, injuring 31 people and injuring 12. His trial is Two water bombers from talised with burns on Tuesday, and triggering panic in scheduled for April of next year. Italy and one from Spain are and at least four cars have been a city that had not If convicted, Saipov could face assisting the effort, the burned. Authorities suspect endured an attack since the death penalty. spokesman said. arson was involved as the fire 9/11. In December 2017, a Bangla- “It’s quite a large perimeter broke out in three separate Ahmad Rahimi, an deshi immigrant named Akayed that needs to be monitored,” locations. Afghan-born man who Ullah set off a bomb in a subway civil protection spokesman Two Greek men were sympathised with IS tunnel near Times Square, leaving Spyros Georgiou said. arrested on Thursday on sus- group causes, was sen- three people slightly injured. He But as the situation was picion of setting fires in the Pelo- tenced to life in prison was found guilty of terrorism- improving, the Italian and ponnese peninsula. A third Greek NYPD officers working at the scene where there were reports of a suspicious over that incident. He related offenses and will be sen- Spanish crews would be man was arrested yesterday. package near the Fulton Street subway station, in Lower Manhattan, yesterday. had actually placed tenced on September 10. 12 AMERICAS / CLASSIFIEDS SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2019 US states sue Trump over immigrant benefits rule

AP The lawsuit argues of the state’s children have an SACRAMENTO the rule creates immigrant parent, he said. unnecessary new His lawsuit argues that the California and three other states obstacles for rule creates unnecessary new yesterday filed the latest court obstacles for immigrants who challenge to new Trump admin- immigrants who want want to legally live in the United istration rules blocking green to legally live in US. States. It also discourages them cards for many immigrants who It also discourages from using health, nutrition, use public assistance including them from using housing and other programmes Medicaid, food stamps and for fear it will erode their housing vouchers. programmes for fear it chances of being granted lawful Nearly half of Americans will erode their chances status. would be considered a burden if of being granted lawful “This cruel policy would the same standards were applied force working parents and fam- to US citizens, said California status. ilies across the nation to forego Attorney-General Xavier Becerra. basic necessities like food, The lawsuit he filed in federal The new rules set to take housing, and health care out of court in San Francisco follows effect in October would broaden fear. That is simply unac- California Attorney-General Xavier Becerra (centre) with California Governor Gavin Newsom (right) others this week including those a range of programs that can dis- ceptable,” Becerra said in pre- at the California State Capitol , in Sacramento, yesterday. by Washington and 12 other qualify immigrants from legal pared remarks. states and by two California status if they are deemed to be a Many immigrants are ineli- attempts to thwart illegal immi- help power the economy. The latest court challenge counties. Joining California are burden to the United States — gible for public benefits because gration have drawn the most “This latest move by the argues that the rule violates the Maine, Oregon and Pennsyl- what’s known as a “public of their immigration status, and attention, but the latest federal administration to Constitution’s equal protection vania, as well as the District of charge.” an analysis found low-income announcement on Monday demonize immigrants is personal guarantee by disproportionately Columbia. Becerra said working fam- immigrants use Medicaid, food affects people who entered the for us, in a state where half of our affecting immigran d capricious The multiple lawsuits all ilies across the nation rely on aid, cash assistance and Supple- United States legally and are children have at least one immi- because it punishes immigrants contest one of the Republican similar safety net programmes. mental Security Income, or SSI, seeking permanent status. grant parent,” Newsom said. “This for using common public ben- administration’s most aggressive The impact is particularly great at a lower rate than comparable California Gov Gavin new rule designed to create fear efits programs. And it says the moves to restrict legal in California, which has more low-income native-born adults. Newsom said in a statement that in immigrant families is cruel and rule violates states’ rights to immigration. than 10 million immigrants. Half President Donald Trump’s immigrants built the nation and threatens our public health.” protect their residents.

US House set to Mexico to seek extradition SERVICES move on new of El Paso shooting suspect gun control bill UNIFORM SERVICES AFP “We do not want impunity. BLOOMBERG/WASHINGTON MEXICO CITY We want the punishment to be exemplary.... It should serve as House Democrats announced President Andres Manuel Lopez an example that human beings yesterday that the Judiciary Obrador said yesterday that must end such acts. These irra- Committee will cut short its Mexico does not want the El tional acts of extreme hate are six-week August recess to begin Paso shooter who killed 22 not good for the United States work on a flurry of gun control people — targeting Mexicans — or any country.” bills in response to deadly mass to be executed, and will seek to Crusius published an online shootings in Texas and Ohio. extradite him from the United manifesto before the August 3 The massacres of 31 people States. shooting in which he vowed to in El Paso and Dayton reignited The confessed shooter in the fight a “Hispanic invasion” of the the debate on gun laws, though mass killing in the Texas border US. When he later confessed to it’s unclear how far Senate city, 21-year-old Patrick Crusius, the killings, he told police he had Republicans are willing to go faces the death penalty in the US. been targeting “Mexicans.” even with President Donald Lopez Obrador, an anti- The House Committee on Trump saying he’s open to establishment leftist, said that Homeland Security demanded expanding background checks while Mexico condemns Cru- website owner Jim Watkins to and so-called red flag laws to sius’s “reprehensible, abomi- testify before it on September 5 keep firearms out of the hands nable” crimes, it does not want as part of work on how to of dangerous people. to see him put to death. counter extremist content “There is more that we can “Our constitution does not online. and must do to address the gun allow the death penalty. 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Companies including bil- human lunar landing system. President Donald Trump’s lionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos’ The new lunar mission — an own support for the mission has Every Sunday Blue Origin, Elon Musk’s SpaceX endeavour likely to cost $20bn been unclear. In June, the and Lockheed Martin Corp are to $30bn dollars over five years Republican president urged Nasa developing different potential — comes as Nasa seeks, with the to focus instead on “much To components of the lunar lander help of private partners, to bigger” initiatives like going to and will compete for Nasa funds resume human space missions Mars, undercutting his previous Thursday under competitive bids due to from American soil for the first stated support for the lunar be solicited later in the year. time since the space shuttle initiative. SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2019 CLASSIFIEDS 13

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