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QNA Committee, currently visiting Doha, said that the committee he Parliamentary The head of the British presented to the Chairman of the Inquiry Committee, Parliamentary Inquiry National Human Rights Commit- appointed by the Brit- Committee, Grahame tee (NHRC) at a meeting an ish Parliament to Morris MP, said that invitation to visit the British Par- investigate the viola- liament to explain the violations Ttions of the siege imposed on the all the cases related caused by the siege imposed on State of Qatar has called for an to the siege were real the State of Qatar and to inform immediate lifting of the siege, as and supported by the MPs about all the evidence being illegal and violating all evidence. confirming this. international and humanitarian He said that the members of conventions and laws. the committee will present the Members of the British Parliamentary Inquiry Committee investigating the the siege imposed At a press conference held results of their visit to Qatar to the yesterday at the headquarters of and that they should be ended by British Parliament, and will have on the State of Qatar, Grahame Morris and Lord Qurban Hussain, meeting with National the National Human Rights Com- lifting the blockade as soon as contacts and meetings with mem- Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Chairman Dr Ali bin Sumaikh Al Marri in Doha, yesterday. mittee (NHRC), the head of the possible to avoid its many effects bers of the Parliament and others British Parliamentary Inquiry on the entire region. from outside in this regard, as Committee, Grahame Morris MP, He added that the siege well as address the European said that all the cases related to imposed on Qatar is unilateral Union and send a message to the the siege were real and supported and violates the basic human British Government and the For- The head of the British Parliamentary Inquiry Committee, currently by evidence. He said that he met rights that should be respected eign Office. visiting Doha, said that the committee has invited the Chairman of with a number of the NHRC offi- rather than violated. He pointed The results of the visit and cials, including its Chairman Dr out that there are international investigation carried by the com- the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) to visit the British Ali bin Sumaikh Al Marri as well obligations on the countries to mittee will be published between as of the victims of the siege, and abide by them, stressing that it is October 22-26, at an highest level Parliament to explain the violations caused by the siege imposed received from them documented in everyone’s interest that the meeting in London. The report on the State of Qatar and to inform the MPs about all the evidence violations, describing them as current Gulf crisis be resolved will include evidences received painful , especially with regard to urgently. by the panel during their visit to confirming this. reunification, health, education, The head of the Inquiry Qatar. private property, labour, invest- Grahame Morris said that the ment, mobility and the exercise Innocent people committee met with officials of H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al documented, he noted . The would prepare a report on its of religious rites. the British Embassy in Qatar, who Jaber Al Sabah to end the region is an extended family. visit to the State of Qatar and its He stressed that such reper- suffering from blockade: said that it supports efforts to lift crisis. The blockade has greatly meetings with the victims of the cussions resulting from the siege the siege on Qatar, which is the “The issue of Qatar is just in affected the rights of people and siege, who were affected by it . of Qatar are violations that British delegation position of the British government that it is an illegal blockade that the ties between families. We The report will be published involve tragedies and violate all itself which supports the media- violates international laws and will do our utmost to lift it.” after about a month from now, international human rights laws, PAGE:3 tion efforts of the Emir of Kuwait human rights. The violations are He said the Committee he added.

Qatar condemns Sustainable development goals key to combating extremism Mogadishu and QNA peaceful, comprehensive and association with the Center on violent extremism, and means president of the 70th session of fair communities, Dr Al Qahtani International Cooperation (CIC), of increasing the involvement the UN General Assembly. Kabul explosions tate of Qatar supports ini- pointed to the challenges facing a think tank based at New York of youths and civil society The UN Office on Drugs and tiatives that focus on some the fight against violent extrem- University, and Silatech organ- groups to prevent violence and Crime Executive Director Yury STATE OF QATAR strongly con- Ssustainable development ism, notably the absence of the ization on the sidelines of the extremism. Fedotov participated in the sem- demned the explosion that took goals that have direct impact on rule of law; human rights viola- 72nd UN General Assembly Qatar participated in sup- inar along with Sarah Cliffe, place near a mosque in Kabul, combating violent extremism tions; racial, national and under the theme of combating porting several international, Director of New York Universi- which inflicted a number of deaths said H E Dr Mutlaq bin Majid Al religious discrimination; the and tackling violent extremism, regional and national initiatives ty’s Center on International and injuries. In a statement, the Qahtani, the foreign minister’s lack of political participation; and the sustainable develop- in this regard such as the UN Cooperation; Silatech Chief Foreign Ministry reiterated Qatar’s special envoy for combating ter- social and economic marginal- ment goals. General Assembly high-level Executive Officer Sabah Ismail firm position on rejecting violence rorism and mediation in conflict isation; and lacking wise The seminar focused on a thematic conversation on chil- Al Haidoos; International Devel- and terrorism regardless of resolution. governance. number of aspects, including dren and youth affected by opment Law Organization motives and reasons. Highlighting Qatar’s firm Dr Mutlaq bin Majid Al means of preventing the condi- violent extremism on June 3, Director-General Irene Khan; The statement stressed commitment to supporting the Qahtani made the remarks tions that lead to violent 2016, which was opened by the Qatar University Law Professor Qatar’s total refusal to target implementation of goal 16 of before a seminar organised by extremism, the exchange of Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Reem Al Ansari; Oxford Univer- places of worship and intimidate sustainable development goals Qatar’s permanent mission to beneficial expertise and policies Mohammed bin Abdulrahman sity associate researcher Lulwah civilians and expressed condo- that calls for enhancing the United Nations in in addressing the reasons for Al Thani and Mogens Lykketoft, Al Khater and others.. lences to the victims’ families, the government and the people of Afghanistan, and wished the injured speedy recovery. Qatar also expressed its strong condem- Foreign delegates get a glimpse nation and denunciation of the explosion in Somali capital Mogadishu, inflicting a number of of green Qatari architecture deaths and injuries. Raynald C Rivera on building guidelines and showcasing Iraq cuts air links The Peninsula examples of sustainable architecture, where sustainability is central to the attrac- with Kurdistan atar Tourism Authority (QTA) has tions. The delegates saw traditional Qatari showcased the country’s tourism architecture, blended with the latest in eco- ERBIL: The Iraqi government Qsustainability efforts to World Tour- friendly technologies. cut autonomous Kurdistan’s ism Day (WTD) 2017 international The itinerary included visits to direct air links with the outside delegates through a tour to some of the Msheireb Downtown Doha, said to be the world indefinitely yesterday, most prominent green and sustainable world’s first smart and sustainable down- partially isolating the northern structures and redeveloped buildings in town regeneration project, designed to region after it voted a massive the country. regenerate and preserve the historical “yes” in an independence refer- In keeping with this year’s WTD theme heart of Doha and the Mohammed Bin Jas- endum. The move increases the ‘Sustainable Tourism — A Tool for Devel- sim House, which was originally the pressure on the Iraqi Kurds amid opment’, the full-day tour held on Thursday residence of the son of the founder of mod- soaring regional tensions follow- International delegates to the World Tourism Day 2017 celebrations provided the delegates a glimpse into ern Qatar reconstructed focusing on the ing Monday’s non-binding but with Qatari officials on board a traditional Arabian Dhow as Qatar’s vision of sustainable tourism and past, present and sustainable elements. deeply contentious vote. part of the series of tours organised by Qatar Tourism Authority. living through four separate technical tours. Pic: Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula The ‘Green Architecture’ tour focused → Continued on page 3 → See also page 3 02 HOME SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2017 Separate political crises from rights issues: Qatar

New York seminar presented proposals for QNA Two themes a peaceful means to solve the cri- NHRC official sis and the illegal and he permanent delega- stresses the unprecedented measures, tion of the State of Qatar through emphasizing respect for necessity of not to the United Nations in human rights and the importance involving people in New York, on the side- of freedom of expression in the lines of the 72nd session political crises and region to foster a spirit of under- Tof the United Nations General separating both. standing and dialogue. Assembly, organised a seminar on The participants also stressed human rights violations resulting Seminar focuses on that the measures imposed by from the unprecedented siege on two themes: human the siege countries on the State the State of Qatar under the title rights violations and of Qatar were unprecedented in “The human rights violations of media freedom and times of peace and that these the unprecedented siege on the the threats. Ambassador H E Sheikha Alia Ahmed bint Saif Al Thani, the Permanent Representative of measures constituted a flagrant State of Qatar”. Qatar to the United Nations. violation of the fundamental Director of the International principles of international law, Cooperation Department of affected by the siege. He added borders for all students. freedom and the threats thereto. Qatar within 48 hours. the Charter of the United Nations Qatar’s National Human Rights that NHRC had earlier monitored NHRC pointed out that the The National Committee for The committee also revealed and the agreed international Committee NHRC, Saad Al widespread violations of the siege has affected all aspects of Human Rights had earlier pre- that 103 of the media workers instruments, such as Universal Abdullah, who participated in the right to private property as a the common social fabric of the sented , in Qatar, the violations were subjected to pressure and Declaration of Human Rights, the seminar, stressed the necessity result of unilateral measures region as families are separated, that affect all Qatari media work- serious harassment, and that TV International Covenant on Civil of not involving people in polit- against citizens of Qatar, and that medical care is obstructed, edu- ers and citizens. The NHRC channels and newspapers in Qatar and Political Rights, the Decla- ical crises and separating the more than 1,050 of those affected cation is paralysed, and provided details of those viola- or those related to Qatar were pre- ration on the Principles of political crisis from humanitar- filed complaints to NHRC. expatriate workers are besieged, tions, including threatening vented from performing its International Law concerning ian and rights issues. The NHRC revealed that vio- adding that the siege has also Qatari and expatriate journalists professional duties in the siege Friendly Relations and Cooper- He said that time is passing lations of the right to education affected businessmen. The sem- working in Qatar, including cit- countries. it also touched on the ation among States in accordance without reaching a solution to by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and inar focused on two themes: the izens of the siege countries who Defamation campaigns that with the Charter of the United the crisis and ending the human- Bahrain affected 919 students, he first tackled human rights viola- are working in the Qatari media affected Al Jazeera Network and Nations, the Convention on the itarian violations, pointing to the said, calling for lifting the siege tions caused by the siege, while such as Al Jazeera, where they other Qatari media vehicles. Rights of the Child and the Arab other violations against families and opening the land, air and sea the second was on the media were forced to resign and leave The participants in the Charter on Human Rights. Welsh business delegation to visit Doha Meeting in New York on

Irfan Bukhari Doha will be operated on a Boe- leading Dutch greenhouse com- the richest in the world with a cyberattack against Qatar The Peninsula ing 787 Dreamliner. panies presented their growing population, and a pro- The Cardiff service will be technology to their Qatari agro file that will only be heightened New York H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad o promote bilateral trade the first regular direct long haul producer companies. Seven over the coming years.” QNA Al Thani. relations, nine Wales- flight linking Wales and South leading greenhouse companies One of the companies visiting In a speech during the ses- Tbased companies led by West England to a major global including Boom Group, Bosman is AmniTec. AmniTech manufac- he Permanent Mission of sion, HE Attorney General Dr Welsh government will visit hub in the Gulf region seven days Van Zaal, Certhon, Priva, West- tures composite, fluoropolymer, the State of Qatar to the Ali bin Fetais Al Marri said that Doha. This was announced yes- a week - benefiting both leisure land International Projects, Aldo and metallic industrial hose TUnited Nations in New cyber security and piracy are terday by the Welsh government and business travellers by cre- van Os and VEK Global Green- assemblies at its base in Merthyr York held a high-level meeting one of big and dangerous on its official website ating a wealth of long-haul house Projects had shared their Tydfil and supplies oil and gas, on the sidelines of the 72nd ses- crimes that threaten interna- gov-wales. connectivity. products and technologies with chemical processing, power gen- sion of the UN General tional peace and security, “The Welsh Government is According to information their Qatari counterparts. eration, refrigeration, and other Assembly. The meeting, which stressing that false news as well leading nine Wales-based busi- shared on gov.wales, a diverse The website of Welsh gov- industrial markets. was organized under the title as piracy for political purposes nesses on a trade mission to selection of Welsh companies ernment also quoted Welsh Jeff Sims, business develop- “From cyberattack to illegal should not be left to technical Qatar this weekend aimed at including Teddington Engi- Economy Secretary Ken Skates ment manager for Amnitec said: measures: The blockade against experts who deal with informa- helping boost Welsh export neered Solutions in Llanelli, the saying: “This Welsh Government “The Middle East is an interest- the State of Qatar”, coincided tion technology. opportunities to the Middle British Rototherm Company in led trade mission to Qatar and ing market for us. We don’t with the completion of more He pointed out that the East,” it announced. Port Talbot and food producer Kuwait is well timed coming currently have a distribution than three months after the Gulf issue is of great concern to the “The visit comes ahead of the Rachel’s Dairy in Aberystwyth, ahead of the introduction of network for our products there crisis started, and highlighted international community, launch of daily direct flights will travel first to Qatar, and then daily and direct flights between and there is the potential indi- the impact of the crisis and its stressing that states should deal between Cardiff Airport and to Kuwait, in an effort to help Cardiff Airport and Doha that rect route to the oil, gas and multifaceted repercussions on with this phenomenon and Doha next May and is aimed at companies forge new trading will transform Wales’s relation- liquefied natural gas (LNG) end the countries concerned, the should resort to taking meas- helping businesses capitalise on relationships with businesses ship with the Middle East.” users that interests us. We are region and the world. ures not only to punish the trading and export opportu- operating in the Middle East. Skates further said: “Export- currently manufacturing LNG The first session, which was organizations and individuals nities presented by the new After the blockade, busi- ing really does have the potential composites and very high tem- moderated by Special Envoy of involved in piracy for political long-haul route,” it adds. nesses from across the world are to transform a business and take perature pressure hoses at our the Foreign Minister for Com- or personal gain but also treat Meanwhile, Qatar Airways establishing direct contacts with it to the next level and as the UK base in Wales. We want to pro- bating Terrorism, Dr Mutlaq bin them as the main source of recently announced that it would Doha-based companies to prepares to leave the EU, mote awareness of our Majid Al Qahtani, reviewed the threat to international peace begin operating daily direct develop business partnerships. increasing the value of Welsh Wales-made products and are events that affected the State of and security. He also urged the flights from Cardiff Airport, with Last week, the Netherlands exports to other markets across keen to find out if there are mar- Qatar since the cyberattack on international community to ban the inaugural flight due to depart Embassy also organised a busi- the world is more important kets for these products in these Qatar News Agency on May 24 information obtained through on May 1, 2018. The new service ness-to-business horticulture than ever. While Qatar is a rel- countries. We also want to find and the publication of false piracy, to prevent it from hav- between the Welsh capital and matchmaking event in which atively small county, it is one of business partnerships.” statements attributed to Emir ing any legal value. New motorcycles must World Physiotherapy Day 2017 observed

pass technical inspection Fazeena Saleem The Peninsula Sidi Mohamed for my new motorcycle and The Peninsula traffic officials told me that it he best and innovative has to pass technical inspection, practices in the area of ew motorcycles have to it was the first time to know Tphysiotherapy and its role pass technical inspection this. One of the bikers pointed in enabling people to live health- Nevery year unlike new out during the panel discus- ier lifestyles was discussed cars which have three years sion my motorcycle is new during an event held yesterday before they undergo the annual and should be treated same to commemorate ‘World Phys- technical check up, said an offi- like the new cars which have iotherapy Day – 2017.’ The cial from technical inspection to conduct the inspection after seminar ‘Physical Activity for of the Traffic Department. three years. What is difference Life’ was held to align with the “Owners of motorcycles between cars and 2017 theme, ‘Movement for who need to renew their road motorcycles?” Health,’ and gathered hundreds permits (Istimara) have to Replying to the question, of professionals in the field of undergo the regular annual Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed physiotherapy. technical inspection every year, Radi Al Hajri, Director of Media The seminar was designed while cars’ Istimara can be and Awareness, at the Traffic to enrich participants’ knowl- Indian Ambassador P Kumaran (centre); Dr Loui Al Fakhri (right), Head of Staff Training and renewed in the first three years Department, said the depart- edge in role of exercises as a without technical inspection,” ment has no problem to study lifelong activity for healthy liv- Development Department at Al Ahli Hospital; Milan Arun (second right), President of ICC; Captain, Mohammed Saeed the issue and revise the deci- ing and was jointly organized by Mohammed Yasir (second left), President of Indian Physiotherapy Forum Qatar; and Azaz Swais Khaees said. sion and will take complaints the Indian Physiotherapy Forum (left), Head of Physiotherapy, Al Ahli Hospital, cutting a cake to inaugurate the at Concord Hotel. Many bikers are not satis- into account and this is the aim Qatar (IPFQ) and Al Ahli Hospi- Pic: Kammutty VP / The Peninsula fied with this new decision of holding such a meeting. tal at the Concorde Hotel. taken by the Traffic Depart- Al Hajri also said that P Kumaran, Indian Ambas- working population has to sup- them. The role of physiotherapist President of IPFQ, Sheena Maria ment. At a panel discussion motorcycles which do not meet sador to Qatar, inaugurated the port the larger number of older in this regard is very important, to John, General Secretary of IPFQ, titled “Motorcycles and Traffic the Qatari standards and spec- seminar and highlighted the people who’s social security and support the society for healthy Prasobh Jacob, Joint Secretary, Safety” organized recently by ifications are not allowed to get need of more awareness in the health care need to be taken care aging, to ensure that people age IPFQ, Shefi V Rasheed, Vice Pres- the General Directorate of Traf- ‘Istimara’ even if they are new. society about the role of physi- of and the responsibility of sup- in a manner that is graceful, pain- ident, IPFQ also made fic Department in collaboration Any new motorcycle which otherapy in healthy living. porting the larger aging less, and healthy as possible for a presentations at the seminar. with Qatar Centre for Motorcy- does not meet the standards “The population in many population falls on the younger longer time. This will make our During the seminar, experts cles “Batabit”, motorcycle and specifications will not be countries in the world is aging at working population. This can healthcare and social security sys- discussed on topics such as, drivers raised their queries allowed to enter the country, a rate faster than many antici- bring stress on the social security tems more sustainable over the exercises for - healthy individ- about the new procedures he added, noting that some pated. The problem that arises funds that are required to support long run,” said Kumaran. uals, disease prevention and against motorcycles. people are still importing from the large number of people the population and also on the Dr Loui Al Fakri, Head of Staff appropriate treatment; the pre- “I was surprised when I motorcycles which do not meet that age in a society is that rela- healthcare facilities and infra- Training and Development at Al cautions and appropriateness of came to renew the road permit requirementss. tively a smaller number of structure required to support Ahli Hospital, Mohamed Yasir, activity prescriptions. SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2017 HOME / MIDDLE EAST 03

At least 1,200 Iraq Innocent people suffering from personnel dead in Mosul operation

WASHINGTON: At least blockade: British delegation 1,200 Iraqi security person- nel were killed during the operation to recapture Mosul Irfan Bukhari from the Islamic State group, The Peninsula “The purpose the US-led coalition against of cross-party the militants said yesterday. xpressing serious concerns over human Lord Nazir Ahmed “The October 2016 to July rights implications of ongoing blockade delegation, one 2017 battle to liberate Mosul Eof Qatar, British parliamentarians have from the House of reflects a significant sacrifice demanded that the siege must be lifted uncon- Commons and three by our Iraqi partners, who lost ditionally and political differences should be from the House of 1,200-1,500 personnel in resolved only through negotiations. action, with an approximate A four-member cross party delegation Lords, is to see the 8,000 more wounded,” the from both Houses of the British parliament is impact of blockade coalition said in a statement. in Doha to assess the impact of siege partic- on people of It did not provide a break- ularly in relation to human rights. Qatar, its economy, down of casualties among the Talking to The Peninsula, Lord Nazir various forces that took part Ahmed and Grahame Morris MP said that the education, health in the grueling battle. innocent people of the region who used to The head of the British Parliamentary Inquiry Committee, etc.” The July recapture of live as a single Arab family were suffering Grahame Morris, speaking in Doha, yesterday. Mosul, a city that IS seized from the blockade imposed on Qatar by neigh- more than three years before, Lord Qurban Hussain bouring countries. was the biggest defeat the Lord Qurban Hussain also demanded that in a no-backtrack situation which was that it is a wonderful country and its value jihadists had been dealt since the lifting of blockade would pave the way unfortunate. should be protected,” he said, adding that towards resolving the crisis the war to push them back for amicable resolution of the crisis through To a question about blockading countries’ Saudi-led bloc had failed providing any jus- was lifting of the blockade. began. Iraqi forces often dialogue and mediation efforts of Kuwait. ‘Qatar supports terrorism’ allegations, Lord tification to Kuwait for the embargo they “People are not able to even release figures for IS fighters “The purpose of cross-party delegation, Nazir’s reply was “complete nonsense”. imposed on Qatar. “We have not seen any perform Haj and Umrah. They they say they have killed, but one from the House of Commons and three “Qatar did a wonderful work in resolving such evidence yet.” cannot continue their studies are extremely reticent about from the House of Lords, is to see the impact Darfur crisis. I myself was involved in it.” He said that the international community and get medical treatment. their own losses. IS overran of blockade on people of Qatar, its economy, Lord Nazir said that the delegation would should exert pressure on the blockading coun- This thing should end and large areas north and west of education, health etc.” share its findings with various government tries to make Kuwaiti mediation efforts people should be able to Baghdad in 2014, but Iraqi He said that the delegation had also met offices as well as with media on its return to successful. “Ordinary people who are totally move freely while political forces backed by US-led air siege-affected families who were facing seri- UK. innocent are suffering from the crisis. They issues can be settled at gov- strikes and other support ous social problems. “They (GCC people) are Grahame Morris MP told The Peninsula are one family, one Arab family.” ernment to government level have since regained most of the people with same culture, religion and that human rights implications of Qatar block- Morris said that if the siege continued for without involving people in the territory they lost. tribes. They are intertwined by mixed-mar- ade were very serious. “We are here to a longer period of time it would hit the whole the crisis.” riages therefore this separation is creating investigate the consequences of the siege par- region economically including the blockad- He said that Qatar’s great sufferings for them,” he noted. ticularly its implications for human rights.” ing countries therefore it should be resolved response to the siege was IS posts ‘Baghdadi Lord Nazir Ahmed said that quick concil- He said that the delegation had also heard ‘quickly’. “very tolerant and audio’ issuing iation was the need of the hour for which testimonies from the people affected by the Lord Qurban Hussain said that the block- diplomatic”. Kuwait mediation could play a great role. blockade. “We met various individuals whose ade had huge impact on human rights. “This “They did not show any resistance call “Britain is encouraging and supporting religious, educational rights were violated. whole region is one where people have deep anger and avoided retaliation. Kuwaiti mediation,” he said adding that Arab Also, many people cannot make property family, business connections.” I also listened to Qatar For- DAMASCUS: Islamic State countries could play pivotal role to resolve transactions or continue medical treatments “The crisis needs to be resolved quickly eign Minister when he (IS) has released an unveri- the impasse. due to ongoing blockade.” and peacefully. Kuwait is taking the lead to presented his country’s case fied audio recording that it He said that he was in favour of “uncon- Morris said that the delegation was col- resolve the issue and Britain, EU and the US in Britain and he presented said was by its leader Abu ditional lifting of blockade” imposed against lecting evidence from individuals and are supporting Kuwaiti mediation efforts,” Qatar’s stance diplomatically Bakr Al Baghdadi, who called Qatar. He said that by presenting ‘ridiculous’ organisations affected by the blockade. Lord Hussain added. without war of words,” Lord on the armed group’s follow- 13-demands, Saudi-led bloc had stuck itself “On my first visit to Qatar, I have learnt He noted that the first step Hussain added. ers to “resist the infidels”. The date of the 46-minute record- ing, released on Thursday via the IS-linked Al Furqan news organisation, was not clear. Iraq to take control of Kurdish regional borders But in it, the apparent leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also Irbil That has set off alarm bells known as ISIS) group referred AP in Baghdad, where the govern- to the North Korean threats ment has said it is determined to against Japan and the United raq’s military was prepar- prevent a break-up of the coun- States. ing to take control of the try, and in Iraq’s neighbors, Iran international borders of the and Turkey, which fear the vote northern Kurdish region as will fuel similar ambitions among UN agrees to send a flight ban halted all inter- their own significant Kurdish experts to probe Inational flights from servicing populations. the territory’s airports on Friday So they have moved to iso- war crimes in Yemen as the central government in late the region. Iran on Friday Baghdad stepped up moves to announced a ban on oil imports GENEVA: The UN Human isolate the Kurds following their and exports with the Iraqi Kurd- Rights Council agreed yester- vote on independence earlier this ish region, the state news agency day to send war crimes week. announced. At Irbil Interna- investigators to Yemen, over- Iraqi troops now in Turkey tional airport, hundreds of coming resistance from Saudi and Iran would start on Satur- passengers lined up for flights Arabia which sought to fend day morning to enforce control out of the Kurdish region in the off an independent interna- over the border crossings out of hours before the central govern- tional probe. the Kurdish region, Iraqi officials ment’s flight ban took effect In a resolution adopted by told The Associated Press. They People stand in line in front of check-in desk to leave northern Iraq at Erbil International Airport Friday evening. Baghdad had consensus, the council man- will not enter the Kurdish region, in Erbil, Iraq, yesterday. demanded the region hand over dated UN rights chief Zeid but instead Iraqi customs admin- the airport to its authority or Ra’ad Al Hussein to send a istrators backed by the troops independence from Iraq for their possible operations involving authorized to speak publicly on else face a ban. group of “eminent experts” to will set up control points just out- self-rule zone and other areas Iraqi, Iranian or Turkish forces, the matter. Talar Saleh, the general direc- Yemen, where a Saudi-led coa- side the Kurdish border stations, they have captured the past year. or a combination thereof. Behind The nonbinding referendum tor of Irbil International Airport, lition has been bombing Huthi the officials said. The escalation feeds worries the scenes, the United States has — in which the Kurds voted over- says Kurdish authorities had rebels since March 2015. The The step will be the first in the United States, a close ally strongly been advising against whelmingly in favour of attempted to meet with officials group will then “carry out a movement of troops — outside of both the Kurds and Baghdad, any military incursion into the independence from Iraq — will from the central government to comprehensive examination of joint military exercises held that the referendum vote could Kurdish region, and believes not immediately result in inde- comply with the demand. But “so of all alleged violations and by Turkey, Iran and Iraq — in lead to violence, setting off an none of the players will do so, pendence. But Kurdish leaders far, up to this moment, there is no abuses of international human response to this week’s referen- unpredictable chain of events. according the officials, who have said they will use it to press reply from Baghdad,” she said at rights” committed in the con- dum in which Kurds voted by Two US officials said Wash- spoke on condition of anonym- for negotiations on eventually a press conference held at the flict and try “to identify those more than 90 percent to back ington was concerned about ity because they weren’t forming their own state. airport. responsible.”

Palestinians slam US envoy’s Foreign delegates get a glimpse of green Qatari architecture ‘ignorance’ on Palestine → Continued from page 1 in ‘The Art of Creative Use’ tour in and work as aspiring professional to a number of unique faunas and RAMALLAH: The US ambassador in Tel Aviv has angered They also visited Katara which they has an authentic taste artists, was a highlight of this tour. floras and a chance to see Doha Palestinians with a comment downplaying Israel’s 50-year Cultural Village, whose projects of Souq Waqif’s long tradition in In ‘The Future of Sustainable Skyline from the sea at night. occupation of the West Bank, the second such spat in a month. are delivered to meet international commerce, architecture and Living’ tour, visitors journeyed to The series of tours wrapped up In a video interview with Israeli news site Walla broadcast and regionally recognized culture as they strolled down several landmarks in Doha that are the activities which were part of the in full on Friday, ambassador David Friedman said the Jew- sustainable design and through its alleys. The Bin Jelmood aiming to meet the economic, official WTD 2017 celebrations ish state is “only occupying two percent of the West Bank”. construction standards, as well as House, an old house redeveloped environmental and socio-cultural hosted by Doha, the highlight of The statement brought an angry response from Palestine the Legacy Pavilion - Supreme into a museum which charts the needs for current and future which was a full-day forum which Liberation Organization Secretary-General Saeb Erekat. Committee for Delivery & Legacy, history of the global slave trade, generations. They included Qatar saw more than 20 international “Israel is internationally recognised as the occupying power which tells the story of Qatar’s particularly in the Indian Ocean National Convention Centre, Qatar tourism luminaries speak on various over 100 percent of Palestine, including in and around occu- football history and Khalifa region, and the changes caused by Science & Technology Park Qatar subjects all related to sustainable pied east Jerusalem,” Erekat said. He said Friedman’s latest International Stadium, a its abolition, was also visited by International Golf Club and Doha tourism. comment was “not only false and misleading but contradicts cornerstone of the country’s the delegates. Golf Club. The celebrations also saw the international law, United Nations resolutions, and also the his- sporting tradition hosting many The Fire Station Artist in The final tour was ‘The unveiling of the Next Chapter of torical US position”. “It is not the first time that Mr David Friedman regional and international sports Residence, the old Civil Defence Protected-Beauty’ which included Qatar Tourism Sector Strategy has exploited his position as US ambassador to advocate and tournaments. building turned into a creative a trip on a traditional dhow to Al which serves as the blueprint in the validate the Israeli government’s policies of occupation and The delegates explored the space that allows emerging talent Aaliyah Island, one of the most development of the country’s annexation,” Erekat added. smart use of old buildings in Doha from Qatar to practice, research preserved islands of Qatar is a tour tourism sector in the next five years. 04 ASIA SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2017 22 dead in Mumbai railway station stampede

Mumbai Tragedy The stampede is the latest AFP disaster to hit Indian Railways— Prime Minister the world’s fourth largest stampede on an over- Narendra Modi in a network—which is struggling to crowded Mumbai tweet expressed upgrade infrastructure and railway bridge sympathies with the safety after a series of deadly lashed by a monsoon crashes in recent years. families of those killed storm killed at least Prime Minister Narendra and assured all 22A people yesterday and raised Modi in a tweet expressed sym- new safety questions about one possible assistance. pathies with the families of those of the world’s biggest rail killed and assured all possible networks. Indian Railways assistance. Some were crushed to death, spokesman said more Last month, 23 people were some suffocated and others just than 400 passengers killed after a train derailed in a fell from the bridge, witnesses took shelter from northern city. Nearly 150 died in said. heavy rains on the November in a crash. Shoes, slippers and bags footbridge adding Shiv Sena, Modi’s ruling were left strewn over the steps Bharatiya Janata Party alliance that 14 men and eight of the bridge after bodies were partner in western Maharashtra cleared. women were killed state which includes Mumbai— Hundreds of people took and another 36 called the tragedy a “public shelter on the bridge from a sud- people injured. massacre” and slammed the gov- den downpour and the deadly ernment for investing in bullet crush started as they emerged, and suffocation.” trains instead of the crumbling an Indian Railways spokesman Indian Railways spokesman railway system. said. Ravindra Bhakar said more than Last month, Modi and Japa- Seventy-eight-year-old 400 passengers took shelter nese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe newspaper seller Dadanand from heavy rains on the launched India’s first high speed Parab told how victims tumbled footbridge. Security personnel walk through the scene of a stampede on a railway bridge, in Mumbai, yesterday. rail project, which is funded by over the side of the bridge onto “People at the front slipped the Japan. his stall. and the huge crowd toppled over most had signs of internal organs each victim. carrying some down stairs to A series of accidents on the “They were breathless and leading to the stampede.” being damaged by pressure,” The stampede broke out at street level. rail network forced Modi last shocked and I tried to help by He said 14 men and eight Avinash Supe, dean of the Mum- 10:30am near a ticket window Local resident Dhanashree month to replace the railway giving them water but there were women were killed and another bai’s KEM hospital, said on the bridge that connects the Dhananjay Dagare, who lives minister. He has pledged to just so many people,” Parab, who 36 people injured. yesterday. Elphinstone—recently renamed opposite the bridge, said he saw invest billions of dollars to make has sold newspapers at the sta- A hospital official said at least Trains were briefly halted Prabhadevi—and Parel stations commuters pushing forward railways safer. tion since 1975, said. six people were in critical con- and a formal inquiry was started in central Mumbai. towards a narrow exit on the Nearly $8bn has been prom- “It was a nightmare situation. dition due to internal injuries and into the tragedy as authorities TV footage showed commut- bridge. ised to upgrade the suburban I saw many women and men just asphyxiation. announced compensation of ers trying to revive the injured “Many people fell over with trains in Mumbai that are a life- collapsing due to overcrowding “Some had head injuries but about $7,500 for the family of by pumping their chests and their clothes ripped off.” line for city’s 20 million people. Punjab’s former minister accused of rape Sitharaman reviews

Chandigarh 506 (criminal intimidation) of example of political vendetta matter of minutes and in the wee IANS the Indian Penal Code. perpetuated at the most politi- hours of today (Friday) the false security in Kashmir The case was filed against cal opportune moment when FIR has been registered.” unjab’s former Akali Min- Langah at the Gurdaspur City by-election to the Gurdaspur He alleged that the registra- Srinagar ister Sucha Singh Langah police station after the woman, parliamentary constituency is tion of the case was IANS Pwas booked yesterday on a widow, complained that he nearing”. “premeditated and stage-man- charges of rape, extortion and had been raping her since 2009. “The district police is hell aged with a desperate attempt n her first visit to Jammu and cheating on a complaint by a Police sources said the bent on framing me in false cases to try and win the coming Kashmir as Defence Minis- woman employee of the state woman attached a video clip- to please political bosses. The by-election”. Iter, Nirmala Sitharaman police, police said. ping along with her police complainant is an employee of Langah said he had resigned (pictured) yesterday reviewed Langah termed it “political complaint to substantiate her Punjab Police. On the most from all party posts and from the the security situation in the vendetta” just before the Gur- claim. She alleged that Langah bizarre and unbelievable alle- membership of Shiromani Gurd- state and also called on Chief daspur Lok Sabha seat bypoll on cheated her by selling her prop- gations, in tearing haste, the FIR wara Parbandhak Committee. Minister Mehbooba Mufti and October 11 and said he will sur- erties and extorted money from was registered within a few “I have full faith in judiciary. Governor N NVohra. render today in a court. her. hours. The complaint itself was Therefore, I am submitting to the Her visit coincided with one Langah, who was President No arrest had been made till made to the SSP yesterday process of law by surrendering year of the Indian Army’s sur- of the Shiromani Akali Dal’s Gur- the time of filing of this report. (Thursday). Enquiry marked, in the court tomorrow (Satur- gical strike on terrorist hubs in daspur district unit, was booked Within hours of registration conducted within hours, and a day). I have firm belief that truth Kashmir. under Sections 376 (rape), 384 of a case against him, the Akali report submitted. Even the opin- will come out and justice will be Immediately after her (extortion), 420 (cheating) and leader said it was “a classic ion sought and given within a done to me.” arrival, the Defence Minister was given a briefing by field Sitharaman commanders about the ongo- ing anti-militancy operations complimented the India-EU summit in the hinterland and the Line commanders for the Kiran trainer aircraft crashes of Control (LoC) which divides “high level of synergy Jammu and Kashmir between achieved with the on October 6 India and Pakistan. New Delhi A Defence Ministry state- the state police and IANS ment said Sitharaman visited the central armed the Srinagar-headquartered paramilitary forces”. INDIA will host the 14th India- Chinar Corps “to review the EU Summit on October 6 which overall security situation in the will be attended by European Valley”. undertaken in the recent past, Council President Donald Accompanied by Army the statement said. Franciszek Tusk and Euro- chief Gen Bipin Rawat, she was “She appreciated the effec- pean Commission President received by Northern Army tiveness of the intelligence and Jean-Claude Juncker, it was commander Lt Gen D Anbu and operational grids and com- announced yesterday. Chinar Corps commander Lt mended the troops for the Tusk and Juncker, who Gen J S Sandhu. excellent operational successes, will visit India from October Sitharaman also visited the which had contributed signifi- 5 to 7, will be accompanied forward areas along the LoC cantly towards a secure by a high-level delegation and was briefed about the environment in the state.” including European Commis- “robust counter infiltration pos- Sitharaman complimented sion Vice-President Federica ture” along the boundary the commanders for the “high Mogherini, said a statement separating Kashmir between level of synergy achieved with from the Ministry of External India and Pakistan. the the state police and the cen- Affairs. She was subsequently tral armed paramilitary forces”. “The 14th India-EU Sum- briefed by Gen Anbu at Badami She later met the Chief Min- mit aims to deepen the Bagh Cantonment on the secu- ister and called on the The remains of an Indian Kiran trainer jet aircraft burns after it crashed during a routine India-EU strategic partnership rity situation in Jammu and Governor. Sitharaman will stay and advance collaboration in Kashmir and given an overview in Srinagar overnight and fly to training mission on the outskirts of Hyderabad. priority areas for India’s of the counter-infiltration and Thoise in Siachen today before growth and development.” counter-terrorist operations returning to New Delhi. Two Kashmir activists win Rafto Prize for human rights Srinagar the forefront of the struggle intractable conflict in Kashmir by Indian forces in the disputed keep fighting against the Indian equality before the law in Anatolia against arbitrary abuses of power has inspired new generations region after her son was picked occupation in Kashmir and keep- Kashmir. in a region of India that has across communities,” the Rafto up by Indian forces in 1990 and ing the hope for justice alive. This Imroz founded the Jammu wo prominent Kashmiri borne the brunt of escalating vio- Foundation for Human Rights never returned. award is a recognition of the fight Kashmir Coalition of Civil Soci- civil rights campaigners lence, militarisation and announced. According to the group, more we have put up and that we must ety (JKCCS), which works for Thave been awarded the international tension. Ahanger, head of the Associ- than 8,000 people have been continue our fight.” human rights and has brought Rafto Prize for human rights for “Their long campaign to ation of Parents of Disappeared subjected to enforced disappear- Parvez Imroz is a lawyer and out detailed reports about 2017. expose human rights violations, Persons (APDP), became the face ances by Indian forces. leading human rights activist enforced custodial disappear- “Parveena Ahangar and promote dialogue and seek of Kashmir’s struggle against Ahanger said: “The real prize who uses the law to ensure fun- ances and identified perpetrators Parvez Imroz have long been at peaceful solutions to the enforced custodial disappearances for me is the struggle itself, to damental human rights and of state violence in Kashmir. SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2017 ASIA 05 UN extends probe of Myanmar violence

Geneva Fact-finding mission AFP Govt officials The UN Human Rights deliver aid to he UN decided yester- Council adopted a day to extend an resolution tabled by Rohingya village investigation into the European Union abuses committed in Reuters calling for the Myanmar, especially international fact- Tin Rakhine state, where violence TWO senior Myanmar gov- has forced hundreds of thou- finding mission to be ernment officials have sands of Rohingya Muslims to given another six delivered aid to a remote flee. months. Rohingya Muslim village, The UN Human Rights and guaranteed residents’ Council adopted a resolution Activists said that the safety, after they were cut tabled by the European Union resolution’s wording off and threatened by hos- calling for the international fact- had been weakened tile Rakhine neighbours, one finding mission to be given to help it pass. of the officials said. another six months. The state’s chief minis- Several countries distanced ter, Nyi Pu, and Minister for themselves from the resolution, Yesterday’s decision gives Social Welfare, Relief and including China, but none them until next September to Resettlement Win Myat Aye demanded a vote in the present their final report. made the surprise trip to Ah 47-member council, and the Myanmar’s civilian leader Nauk Pyin on Wednesday. measure was adopted by Aung San Suu Kyi has repeat- The ministers, who flew consensus. edly denounced the UN probe in on a helicopter, delivered The council set up the mis- as unhelpful and vowed that her packs of biscuits, tins of fish Rohingya refugees mourn beside the bodies of their relatives at a school near Inani beach, in sion in March to investigate government would not and bags of fish paste. possible violations across Myan- cooperate. They promised rice and Cox's Bazar district, yesterday. mar, with a particular focus on But after an outcry, Suu Kyi other supplies would arrive alleged crimes against Rohingya said earlier this month that her within a week, residents in Rakhine state. government was open to foreign said. Over 60 feared dead in Rohingya shipwreck The Muslim minority is scrutiny of the situation in loathed in Myanmar, denied cit- Rakhine. Geneva a previous toll of 19. Witnesses and survivors pre- izenship and are instead “We hope the government mission, activists said that the AFP Survivors from the accident viously said that the overturned branded “Bengalis” -- or illegal will see the benefit of cooperat- resolution’s wording had been told IOM staff that the boat was vessel was just metres from the migrants who do not belong in ing,” Estonian ambassador weakened to help it pass. he death toll from a boat carrying about 80 people, includ- coast in rough waters, after it was the Buddhist-majority Andre Pung told the council, An earlier version called “for which capsized off Bangla- ing 50 children, who were lashed by torrential rain and high country. speaking on behalf of the EU. an end to ... violations and Tdesh carrying Rohingya believed to be fleeing violence winds. Half a million Rohingya But Myanmar representative abuses” in Myanmar, but the refugees is set to pass 60, the UN from Myanmar’s northern “The Bay of Bengal has been a have crushed into camps in Hau Khan Sum said his country document that passed Friday migration agency said Rakhine state. notorious killing zone for many Bangladesh since August 25, vehemently rejected the reso- called only for “and end to the yesterday. “Survivors described being at years,” Millman added, highlight- fleeing a Myanmar army cam- lution, saying it continues “to violence.” “Twenty-three people have sea all night, having no food.” ing the dangers facing Rohingya paign and communal violence believe that the establishment “It’s baffling that it decided been confirmed dead ... 40 are The drowning tragedy is the migrants seeking safety via the sea. that the UN describes as “ethnic of a fact-finding mission is not not to clearly call for an imme- missing and presumed drowned,” latest in a series of deadly acci- He added that the “captain” cleansing”. helpful”, and “counter-produc- diate end to grave and serious International Organisation for dents as desperate refugees surge of the vessel, who is a suspected Earlier this month, the UN tive in our efforts to achieve rights violations,” Iniyan Ilango Migration spokesman Joel Mill- into Bangladesh, where they are trafficker, is missing and pre- fact-finding mission asked for national reconciliation.” of the Asian Forum for Human man said. penned into ramshackle tent cit- sumed dead, but not included in more time, lamenting a lack of While welcoming the exten- Rights and Development said. “The total fatality toll be in the ies amid dire shortages of nearly IOM’s death toll, which counts access to the country. sion of the UN fact-finding range of 60,” he added, updating all forms of aid. only the migrants.

Vietnam lifts ban on buffalo HK lawmaker guilty fighting festival of flag desecration Do Son AFP Hong Kong years in jail. Cheng had previ- AFP ously pleaded not guilty. ietnam’s annual water Cheng’s lawyer had argued buffalo fighting festi- Hong Kong pro-democ- that he did not cause any phys- Vval resumed despite racy lawmaker yesterday ical damage to the flags, but calls for an end to the tradi- A was found guilty of “des- magistrate Cheng Lim-chi said tional event because of its ecrating” the Chinese and Hong it happened in a symbolic place. violence. Kong flags by turning them The lawmaker said that the The tournament was upside down in parliament, but whole process was halted temporarily three escaped a prison sentence. “ridiculous”. months ago after a buffalo Cheng Chung-tai upended “I would say today’s verdict killed its owner on the fight- small Chinese and Hong Kong serves to remind Hong Kong ing field. flags that some pro-Beijing leg- residents that our society is not It was the first human islators had displayed on their open or has democracy and fatality, although buffaloes desks in the legislative assem- freedom, we are facing an have died in fights before. bly last October. authoritarian government.” More safety measures, The incident happened dur- The city was handed back Muslims carrying flags and banners march toward Parliament to mark the 52nd anniversary including re-enforced fences ing a feisty session in which two to China by colonial ruler Brit- and tests of buffaloes for of the murder of six army generals and a young lieutenant by rebel armed forces personnel pro-independence lawmakers ain in 1997 under a “one stimulants, have been put in during an abortive coup against then president Sukarno, in Jakarta, yesterday. were barred from taking up country, two systems” place since then. their seats in a row over an formula. On Thursday, about oath-taking ceremony. But there are concerns 20,000 people crowded the Thousands protest communism in Jakarta Under Hong Kong law, it is China is interfering in the semi- stadium in the resort town of an offence to desecrate national autonomous city, eroding its Do Son in Hai Phong to watch Jakarta at the ready, but the rally was “The country is giving space and regional flags by “publicly freedoms and way of life. the finals, in which 16 buffa- Reuters peaceful and the number of pro- to communists and their activ- and wilfully burning, mutilat- The face of Hong Kong’s loes were pit against each testers far smaller than the ities,” said one protester, ing, scrawling on, defiling or pro-democracy campaign, other. everal thousand protesters estimated tens of thousands Mohamad Khairudin. trampling on them”. Joshua Wong, former lawmaker “I’m really happy and led by Islamist groups held expected by organisers and Khairudin said he tended to Cheng was found guilty on Nathan Law and fellow protest proud,” said Luu Dinh Toi, Sa rally yesterday outside police. believe reports on social media one count of desecrating the leader Alex Chow were sent to whose buffalo was the Indonesia’s parliament to pro- Some protesters prayed and that President Joko Widodo was national flag and one count of prison in August for their lead- winner. test against what they called a unfurled banners rejecting com- the son of communists and was desecrating the regional flag by ing role in the initial protest that “I was the one who cut growing threat from communism munism and also a government not a Muslim, but did not pro- a magistrates’ court. sparked the months-long grass to feed my buffalo and in the world’s most populous decree targeting large organi- vide any evidence of this or of a He was handed a $640 fine, Umbrella Movement of 2014 -- stay with him overnight over Muslim-majority country. sations that was used to disband rise in communism. though each charge carries a demonstrations and street the past year. Today, my buf- Rows of police stood behind the Islamist group, Hizb ut- Widodo has denied having maximum penalty of a blockades calling for demo- falo rewarded me for my care.” barbed wire with water cannons Tahrir Indonesia. any communist ties. HK$50,000 fine and three cratic reforms. Bali volcano danger signs unabated week after high alert Bali beguiling beaches said yesterday places, some hamlets appeared more likely than not, but they indirect evidence of magma ris- people died in total. AP that instruments recorded more devoid of people but daily life can’t say with certainty when it ing under the volcano. It could The official figure for evac- than 200 tremors from cone- continued in others. will happen. still explode or lead to a lava uees is more than double the week after authorities put shaped Mount Agung from dawn “We don’t know what’s going Periodic plumes of vapor flow.” estimated population within the Bali’s volcano on high until midday. to happen. We can’t predict any- from the crater are another sign Agung’s last eruptions in immediate danger zone. The Aalert, tremors that indicate The disaster agency said thing,” said villager Wayan of rising magma within the 1963 produced deadly clouds of broader Karangasem district sur- an eruption is coming show no more than 144,000 people have Sudarma, who still returns to the volcano. searing hot ash, gases and rock rounding the volcano is home to sign of abating, swelling the exo- now left areas around the vol- mountain to help evacuate cat- “Water in cracks and fissures fragments that traveled down its about 400,000 people. dus from the region to at least cano, including from places tle. He said he’s not afraid despite is being changed to vapor slopes at great speed. Uncertainty about when the 140,000 people. outside the immediate danger the risks. because the temperature is ris- Lava spread for several kil- volcano will erupt is beginning Disaster authorities on the zone. Volcanologists say the past ing,” said David Boutelier, a ometers and people were also to weigh on some people who Indonesian island famed for its Near the edges of that zone week’s dramatic escalation in geologist at Australia’s Univer- killed by lahars — rivers of water have stayed for days in tempo- lush tropical interior and which extends as far as 12km in tremors indicates an eruption is sity of Newcastle. “Vapor is more and volcanic debris. About 1,100 rary shelters. 06 ASIA SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2017 Six dead in blast near Kabul mosque

Kabul Terror act Khorasan province affiliate later AFP claimed responsibility for the At least 20 people were blast in a communique, the SITE ix people were killed wounded in the IS monitoring group said. when a suicide bomber militants claimed In the past Taliban and IS posing as a shepherd attack, which happened jihadists, who belong to the rival blew himself up near a in the north of Kabul as Sunni branch of Islam, have Shia mosque in Kabul worshippers were repeatedly targeted the Shia Syesterday, police said, as Mus- community. inside Hussainia lims prepared to commemorate A shopkeeper said that the mosque for Friday a key Islamic event. suicide bomber blew himself to At least 20 people were prayers. bits after he was identified by wounded in the IS militants suspicious civilian guards who claimed attack, which happened Following the attack had set up a checkpoint about in the north of the Afghan capi- 200 metres from the mosque. the Taliban were A police officer stands guard next to onlookers at the site of a suicide bomb attack near a Shia tal as worshippers were inside Afghanistan has trained and quick to distance mosque, in Kabul, yesterday. Hussainia mosque, one of the themselves from the armed more than 400 civilians biggest Shia centres in the city, to help protect Shia mosques bombing. for Friday prayers. during the holy month of Muhar- multiple casualties. is the mourning period for the Afghan officials blamed the The bomber was grazing a ram in an unprecedented move “We were busy offering our seventh-century killing of Imam bombing—the first major sectar- herd of sheep and before reach- A photo posted on Twitter aimed at boosting security at Friday prayers when a big bang Hussein, the grandson of the ian attack on a key religious day ing his target he detonated taken at the scene of the attack religious sites, underscoring the happened and we stopped Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). in Afghanistan—on Pakistani himself 140 metres from Hus- shows a man lying on the ground, deteriorating security in the war- prayers and rushed out,” The faithful gather to beat group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. sainia mosque,” General Salim covered in blood. A severed leg torn country. Shaheen said. their chests and hit their backs Last October, gunmen Almas, Kabul’s criminal investi- belonging to someone else is The attacker had apparently Shaheen said “several peo- with chains until they bleed in entered the Karte Sakhi shrine gative director, said. beside him. wanted to reach the mosque ple were killed and wounded”. commemoration of Hussein’s near Kabul University and killed Interior ministry spokesman Following the attack the Tal- while worshippers were still He and other bystanders took 15 death. 18 people gathering to mark Najib Danish said that five civil- iban were quick to distance inside the prayer hall. people including six children to But in recent years the sacred Ashura, an attack claimed by the ians were killed and 20 others themselves from the bombing. Afghan security forces hospital. day has been marred by deadly IS militants. were wounded. Three suspects “Today’s Kabul attack has patrolled the dirt street where There had been fears insur- violence. The following day, at least 14 have been detained. nothing to do with us. After a the attack happened. Nearby gents would strike as Shias In 2011 a suicide bomber det- Shias were killed in a bombing Kabul’s Emergency hospital thorough investigation we found shops, most of which would have prepare to commemorate onated his explosives in the at a mosque in northern Afghan- tweeted that it had received 33 out that we had no operation in been closed on a Friday, were Ashura, which falls this week- middle of a crowd of worship- istan. A few weeks later Baqui ul casualties including six Kabul, and this attack is not badly damaged by the blast. end and is the most important pers at the main Shia shrine in Ulom mosque in Kabul was tar- children. linked to us,” Zabihullah Muja- Salim Shaheen, who was Shia observance. Kabul on Ashura, killing 80 peo- geted when a massive suicide Six dead were among the hid, a Taliban spokesman, said. inside the mosque at the time of It falls on the 10th day of ple, including women and blast claimed by IS killed dozens casualties. The IS group’s local the explosion, said there were Muharram, which children. of worshippers. 250,000 expected to attend Thai Royal cremation Two suspects in Kim’s Bangkok working around the clock to yesterday, adding that replicas Maha Vajiralongkorn, is AFP erect an enormous funeral pyre of the funeral pyre would be set expected to hold his coronation murder to plead not guilty outside Bangkok’s Grand palace, up around Bangkok to help after the cremation but no date quarter of a million peo- complete with towering spires absorb the crowds. has been set. Kuala Lumpur describes as a weapon of mass ple are expected to and covered in sculptures of “Some 70,000 security offic- He has yet to attain his Reuters destruction. Adescend on the Thai cap- mythical beasts. ers will be deployed to keep the father’s widespread popularity The pair, however, have ital for an elaborate cremation Spanning four days from peace,” he added. and has made moves to consol- wo women accused of told their lawyers they did not ceremony planned for the late October 25-29, the cremation Since the monarch’s death, idate control over the palace killing the estranged half- know they were participating King Bhumibol Adulyadej next event will be a spectacular and tens of thousands of black-clad bureaucracy and reduce govern- Tbrother of North Korea’s in a deadly attack and believed month, a junta leader said. costly affair infused with Bud- mourners have been queueing ment oversight. leader at the Kuala Lumpur they were carrying out a prank The kingdom has been prep- dhist ceremonies, cultural daily to visit the throne hall Like his father, the new king international airport are for a reality TV show. They face ping for the event since performances and arcane pal- where Bhumibol’s body is lying is shielded from scrutiny by a expected to plead not guilty the death penalty if convicted. Bhumibol died at the age of 88 ace rituals that will send in state. draconian defamation law that when their trial begins at a “They (the women) will in October, triggering an out- Bhumibol’s spirit off to the In total, more than 11 million punishes any perceived criticism Malaysian court on Monday. maintain their innocence,” pouring of grief in a nation afterlife. Thais from around the country of the royal family with up to 15 Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, Hisyam Teh, Huong’s lawyer, where the charismatic leader “We expect around 250,000 have paid their respects before years in jail per offence. and Doan Thi Huong, 28, from said. commanded a cult-like people to attend this royal cer- the body over the past year, Prosecutions have surged Vietnam, are charged with Monday’s much-anticipated following. emony,” deputy junta leader according to palace figures. since the ultra-royalist junta murdering Kim Jong Nam at the trial is expected to run until Royal artists have been Prawit Wongsuwon said Bhumibol’s successor, King grabbed power in 2014. airport on February 13 by November 30 at the Shah Alam smearing his face with VX, a High Court on the outskirts of chemical the United Nations the Malaysian capital. Manila slams 39 Human sentence nations calling for Japan issues warning on possible end to bloodshed N Korea provocation in October Manila Tokyo AP Reuters

THE Philippine government apanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera urged caution has denounced 39 mostly yesterday because more provocation was possible from Western nations, including JNorth Korea on October 10, when the start of lower house the US, Britain and France, election campaigns in Japan coincides with one of the North’s which have urged it to end main anniversaries. thousands of killings under Tensions have risen on the Korean peninsula since reclu- President Rodrigo Duterte’s sive North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear anti-drug crackdown. test on September 3, leading to a new round of sanctions after The Department of For- a unanimous vote by the United Nations Security Council. eign Affairs said that its North Korea has often marked significant events on its diplomats told the countries, calendar by conducting weapons tests, such as its fifth nuclear which issued a joint state- test last year on September 9, its founding anniversary. ment in Geneva expressing Onodera said October 10 marks an important anniversary serious concern over human for North Korea. It is the date the North celebrates the found- rights conditions in the Phil- Students form a "My Teacher is My Hero" sentence as part of their attempt to achieve a ing of the North Korean communist party. ippines, “to respect Manila’s Guinness World Record for Largest Human Sentence to mark National Teacher's Month “I understand it is an important anniversary for North domestic processes.” at the open field of the University of Santo Tomas, in Metro Manila, yesterday. Korea. We would like to maintain a sense of urgency. The government, through its diplomatic mission to the UN in Geneva, said it takes “grave exception to the sweep- ing and politicized statement” delivered by Iceland on behalf Pakistan seeks to ban party backed by Hafiz Saeed of 38 other countries during a meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva this week, Islamabad cials said yesterday. will meet in Islamabad. commission that the MML was The MML in a statement the department said. AP The move was seen as a bid He said the party had linked to the outlawed Lashkar- denied links to militant groups, In their statement, the to prevent extremists from recently sought to register with e-Taiba militant group, which adding that it was “not a bus or countries said they “remain akistan’s interior ministry entering mainstream politics the commission, but the minis- was formed by Saeed, an Islam- truck which needs registration.” concerned about the thou- asked the country’s elec- ahead of next year’s elections. try opposed it over its links to ist accused by India of links to Pakistan’s powerful election sands of killings and climate Ptions overseeing body to Yesterday, Haroon Shinwari, militants. “So far, the Milli Mus- the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks commission is currently also of impunity associated with ban from politics a new party the spokesman at the Election lim League has not been that killed 160 people. hearing a high-profile case the war on drugs,” and cited backed by Hafiz Saeed, who car- Commission of Pakistan, said registered” with the election Lashkar-e-Taiba has been against Imran Khan, a leading Philippine commitments to ries a $10m US bounty on his they will assess the status of the commission.” designated a terrorist group by opposition figure in Pakistan, for investigate these crimes and head for alleged involvement in MML on October 11 when a five- Shinwari said the ministry the US government and Saeed is making insulting remarks observe due process. 2008 terror attacks in India, offi- judge panel of the commission earlier this week informed the currently under house arrest. against it. SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2017 EUROPE 07 EU warns ‘miracles’ needed for Brexit progress

Tallinn AFP EU leaders are set to decide at a summit he EU warned yester- on October 19-20 whether there has been day that Britain needs “sufficient progress” on three key issues: a miracle to unlock Britain’s exit bill, the fate of Northern Ireland, the next phase of and the rights of EU citizens living in Britain. Brexit talks by next Tmonth as it hopes, as leaders dis- cussed the post-Brexit reform month to move on to discussions there had been “very good plans of French President on a future trade deal, a crucial progress” on the rights of EU Emmanuel Macron. demand of Britain. expatriates, following a major The talks in Tallinn, Estonia “By the end of October we Brexit speech she gave in Flor- were supposed to be devoted to will not have sufficient ence, Italy, last week. the digital future of Europe, but progress,” Juncker said as he EU negotiator Michel Britain’s departure from the bloc arrived for the second day of the Barnier and his British counter- and Macron’s plans to reboot the summit. “I’m saying there will part David Davis wrapped up a union hijacked the agenda. The be no sufficient progress from fourth round of Brexit negotia- youthful French leader has given now until October unless mira- tions in Brussels on Thursday new impetus to a year of Euro- cles will happen.” saying there had been progress pean soul-searching after the EU leaders are set to decide following May’s speech. Brexit vote, even as the bloc tries at a summit on October 19-20 Irish Prime Minister Leo to sort out the nitty-gritty before whether there has been “suffi- Varadkar said there was a “bet- Britain leaves in March 2019. cient progress” on three key ter vibe and a better mood” European Commission chief issues: Britain’s exit bill, the fate coming from the talks, but added Jean-Claude Juncker warned of Northern Ireland, and the it was “still very evident there’s British Prime Minister Theresa May reacts before a second session at the European Union summit that there was next to no chance rights of EU citizens living in more work to be done.” in Tallinn, Estonia, yesterday. that the divorce talks would get Britain. British Prime Minister Estonia, which currently far enough by the end of next Theresa May, however, insisted holds the EU’s six-month rotating presidency, bills itself as among the avant-garde of the digital revolution and called the May urges EU to respond in kind Merkel & Macron to lead post-Brexit EU summit to help promote tech in Europe. At the digital talks, Estonia talks on to a discussion of the future Macron was expected to push Reuters relationship by an October summit Tallinn the continued strength of anti- more sovereignty, more unity sceptical counterparts to over- after EU negotiators said again this Reuters EU sentiment that is taking and more democracy.”Macron haul tax rules so that more of the ritish Prime Minister Theresa week that not enough progress had Britain out of the bloc and saw voiced satisfaction with sum- profits from Silicon Valley giants May urged the European been made. “A week ago I gave a rench President the far-right win dozens of mit chair Donald Tusk’s such as Facebook and Google BUnion yesterday to respond speech in Florence which set out Emmanuel Macron won seats in the German parlia- commitment to report back to fall into Europe’s public coffers. in kind to proposals she set out in how we have made good progress Fbacking from Angela ment in Sunday’s election. EU leaders when they meet In his closely watched speech Italy last week that sought to unlock so far, I thought we could make fur- Merkel for plans to reform the “Last night’s discussions again in three weeks with pro- on Europe on Tuesday, Macron Brexit talks, saying forming a new ther progress and moving on to European Union after Brexit, showed there’s a common posals for concrete steps to be thundered against high tech partnership was in the bloc’s inter- looking at the future deep and spe- founded on what the German realisation of a need for a leap taken. Tusk himself referred companies that had become the est as well. cial relationship and partnership chancellor called “intense” forward in Europe,” Macron to a profusion of reform initi- “freeloaders of the modern Speaking to Reuters in Estonia that we want to build with the cooperation between Paris told reporters yesterday after atives, such as those from world”. after meeting British troops, May European Union when the UK has and Berlin. an EU summit dinner that Macron in a barnstorming The proposal was part of a said she believed the speech in left the EU,” she said. But many leaders stretched beyond midnight in pro-European speech at the wider vision that the 39-year- Florence a week ago had given new “I made that speech to give remained wary of ambitious the Estonian capital Tallinn. Sorbonne on Tuesday and by old leader unveiled in a momentum to the troubled divorce momentum to the talks and I think new projects, doubting the “Today we’re all con- European Commission Pres- landmark speech in Paris, aimed negotiations and had seen signs to we have seen that being shown in appetite of voters for giving up vinced Europe must move ident Jean-Claude Juncker at reviving a European project suggest it had broken the deadlock. the talks that have taken place this national control and fearing ahead faster and stronger, for earlier this month. hurt by Brexit, populism and the But she did not say whether she week and further progress has been refugee crisis. thought it was enough to move the made.”

Poland rejects Britain’s UKIP elects fourth leader in a year EU evidence on forest dispute London former Conservative prime min- Farage, won the leadership nod Reuters ister David Cameron to agree to ahead of Anne Marie Waters, an Warsaw hold last year’s referendum on vocal anti-Islam campaigner AFP ritain’s anti-European whether to leave the EU and who wants an end to immigra- Union UKIP party elected played a role in ensuring that tion to Britain from Muslim oland yesterday rejected Bformer army officer Henry Britons voted for Brexit. societies. evidence put before the Bolton as its new leader yester- Farage stepped down as UKIP was once dismissed by PEuropean Court of Jus- day, handing him the job of leader after the referendum and Cameron as being full of tice to prove illegal logging in trying to stop the party that the party was plunged into inter- “fruitcakes, loonies and the Bialowieza forest, a pro- helped bring about Brexit nal turmoil as it battled to decide closet racists” and some of the tected UNESCO site that becoming irrelevant. on a new direction. His replace- party’s lawmakers in the Euro- includes Europe’s last prime- Bolton, an infantry officer ment Dianne James lasted just pean Parliament had said they val woodland. who also served in the police, 18 days and the frontrunner to would quit the party if Waters During a court hearing in was elected the UK Independ- succeed her quit the party after won. Bolton, who in 2005 stood Luxembourg on September ence Party’s fourth leader in a an altercation with a colleague as a candidate for parliament for 11, the European Commis- year with 3,874 votes, 30 per- left him in hospital. the pro-EU Liberal Democrats, sion’s representative showed cent of the total. He said his UKIP’s support evaporated said as leader he would avoid satellite images of Bialowieza priority was to ensure that Con- Newly elected leader of the UK Independence Party, Henry in the election in June, losing its discrimination and extremism to show that Warsaw is defy- servative Prime Minister Theresa Bolton (second right), leaves after attending a press conference only member of parliament who and would seek to establish a ing the court’s temporary May’s minority government on the first day of the National Conference in Torquay, south- had already abandoned the vision beyond Brexit. injunction to suspend logging delivered the exit from the EU. west England, yesterday. party, and taking just 594,068 “When we leave the Euro- there. “Brexit is our core task,” he votes, only 1.8 percent of the total pean Union that is not the end of Poland has “found that told party supporters at UKIP’s Farage, UKIP won nearly 4 mil- it to the forefront of British pol- cast. This led to the resignation the story,” he said. “We are leav- the documents brought by the conference in southwest lion votes in 2015, 12.6 percent itics even though it only of the party’s then leader Paul ing the European Union because Commission have no value as England. of those cast, on its anti-Euro- managed to win one seat in par- Nuttall. we as a nation want to have that evidence given their poor Led by the charismatic Nigel pean Union platform, projecting liament. Its success helped force Bolton, who was backed by right of self-determination.” quality,” the environment ministry said in a statement. The satellite images are “imprecise and there’s no way of verifying when and where Russian oppn leader detained they were taken, which calls into question their reliability”, it added. Moscow event.” The 41-year-old stands president’s birthday. The ministry sent a ver- AFP accused of repeatedly violating And the head of Navalny’s sion of the statement to the a law on organising public meet- campaign, Leonid Volkov, was ECJ and maintained that it is ussian opposition leader ings -- punishable by up to 30 detained in Nizhny Novgorod, obeying the injunction issued Alexei Navalny, who aims days in jail. Navalny insisted he saying on Twitter he would be in July and is only felling trees Rto unseat Vladimir Putin did not receive any official held overnight before a court for public safety reasons. in presidential elections next explanation. hearing Saturday. Navalny has Poland has also requested year, was detained by police “I am sitting in a reception said he wants to stand for pres- that the court’s vice-president ahead of a rally yesterday and room and looking at a portrait ident next March, but the Antonio Tizzano be removed could face up to a month in jail. of Putin,” he said on Twitter. authorities have said he is not from the case for allegedly In the latest attempt to One of his lawyers, Olga eligible because he is serving a taking sides at the last court thwart the Kremlin critic’s cam- Mikhailova, later told AFP Nav- suspended sentence for fraud. session, ministry spokesman paign, police held Navalny for alny had been kept all day at the Putin, who has led Russia Aleksander Brzozka said, hours after he left his apartment police station without a written since 1999, is widely expected to according to the Polish news having intended to travel to the statement outlining any reasons seek and win another six-year agency PAP. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny waves from behind rally in the provincial city of for detention. Kremlin term. After Navalny Bialowieza, which strad- Nizhny Novgorod. Navalny, an anti-corruption declared his bid he was hit by a the window of a police station in Moscow, yesterday. dles the border with Belarus, The event was due to start at crusader, linked his detention new wave of legal obstacles and includes one of the largest 6pm (1500 GMT) but Moscow with another -- bigger -- rally attacks and even had to travel to briefly imprisoned before. He which were not authorised. surviving parts of the prime- police said Navalny was detained scheduled in Saint Petersburg, Spain for surgery after one was detained prior to arriving at He served sentences of 15 val forest that covered the “over multiple calls to partici- Russia’s second city and Putin’s assault left him almost blind in his last two rallies in Moscow on days and 25 days for organising European plain 10 thousand pate in an unauthorised public hometown, on October 7, the one eye. Navalny has been March 26 and June 12, both of unauthorised protests. years ago. 08 VIEWS SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2017

ESTABLISHED IN 1996

CHAIRMAN SHEIKH THANI BIN ABDULLAH AL THANI

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DR. KHALID BIN MUBARAK AL-SHAFI [email protected]

ACTING MANAGING EDITOR MOHAMMED SALIM MOHAMED [email protected]

EDITORIAL Palestinian victory

alestine has been quietly, and sometimes with fanfare, gaining entry into a host of international institutions despite intense Pefforts by the Israeli government to thwart them. But the admission into Interpol as a member this week is one of the most remarkable achievements of Palestine. It’s importance can be It’s official: Defending gauged from two factors: first, the extent to which Israel had gone to block the membership, and secondly, the huge symbolic and political values of this membership due to its importance. The Palestinian membership was approved by 75 to torture victims is terrorism 24 votes, with 34 abstentions, in a secret vote of representatives of the international police organisation’s members in China. The votes received stops occurred in 2013, when he and I moments of silence, the magistrate had exceeded the two-thirds requirement of yes to no votes. Moazzam Begg were travelling together to Doha, the to intervene and explain that he could “The State of Palestine and the Solomon Islands are Al Jazeera court heard. The police had threatened answer the questions, especially since now Interpol member countries,” the organisation me with arrest for failing to answer their the prosecution was not objecting. Many tweeted after the vote. The Palestinian Foreign questions and hand over passwords to of these exchanges were followed with Minister, Riyad Al Maliki, said: “This victory was made electronic devices. sharp intakes of breath and open laugh- possible because of the principled position of the One of the terribly frustrating things ter in the gallery. What dawned on most majority of Interpol members.” ow does a man walk free and I found after being questioned by police of the people in attendance was the piti- There is no doubt that Palestine’s entry into Interpol smile after leaving court with a officers at airports is their lack of under- ful nature of the police officers charged will advance its goal of achieving statehood. The conviction for a crime under the standing and comprehension of the huge with protecting our borders, and yet they Interpol membership is a huge setback to Israel and is Terrorism Act (2000) only to be powers at their disposal. This couldn’t are granted to so much power. particularly sensitive because this global body helps greeted by a cheering crowd have been more evident than when Blaxland further asked Choudary if Hbearing flowers, chocolates and hugs? Blaxland cross-examined PC Tariq he’d informed Rabbani regarding provi- countries share police intelligence and cooperate against crime that crosses international borders. Israel In November last year, CAGE’s Interna- Choudary, the principal officer involved sions within the Code of Practice that he tional Director, Muhammad Rabbani, was in Rabbani’s questioning. had the right not to disclose confidential blocked the Palestinian stopped and detained by police at London Perhaps he was just nervous, but material - given Rabbani’s job and the attempt to join Interpol at Heathrow airport under controversial Sched- Choudary’s answers were incoherent, role of CAGE as rights NGO. Choudary last year’s annual general ule 7 powers which allow officers to detain, incomprehensible and embarrassing. essentially replied by saying that he meeting in Indonesia, which Palestine’s question and search travellers at ports of After being repeatedly told by the magis- could only determine whether the infor- membership of Netanyahu had hailed as a entry in the UK without any reasonable suspi- trate to speak up, Choudary found mation was confidential (excluded Interpol despite major victory. cion of criminal conduct. himself refusing to answer fairly mild material) after he’d accessed it. In other Even as the right-wing intense Israeli My colleague had just returned from a trip questions. Blaxland asked if police stops words, the police can only inform you of government of Benjamin to the Gulf where he’d taken sensitive testi- were generally based on specific infor- your right of confidentiality once they’ve opposition Netanyahu pursues a mony from a client who’d made very serious mation, whether Rabbani’s was such a violated it. proves beyond no-state solution, torture allegations against the US. This infor- case and if he’d ever come across a case Despite the troubling nature of this doubt that it can international recognition of mation was stored on Rabbani’s digital where someone had particular case, some would argue Palestine is growing, which easily win the devices with a view to pursuing legal action refused to submit his Schedule 7 is a necessary inconvenience could be partly attributed to on the client’s behalf. When asked by the password? To each ques- in troubled times and an integral part of diplomatic battle the global discontent and police to divulge the passcodes to these tion, Choudary replied: “I the fight against terrorism. There is no against Israel. anger at the Israeli devices Rabbani refused. Subsequently, he cannot confirm or deny evidence to suggest that Schedule 7 has suppression of Palestinian was arrested and, several months later, that.” During awkward made the country safer in any way. In rights, the confiscation of charged with “wilfully obstructing or seeking fact, we believe that latent religious and their land and the Israeli to frustrate a search examination”. Rabbani Over half a million people racial prejudices evident in the applica- ‘killing’ of the peace process. called the experience a “digital strip search”. have been stopped under tion of this power further alienates and Palestine must continue its efforts to gain Over half a million people have been Schedule 7 - nearly 80 negatively radicalises people. membership of more global and United Nations stopped under Schedule 7 - nearly 80 percent The court heard about the intrusive institutions. It gained observer status at the United of those from ethnic minorities. Up to 85,000 percent of those from nature of Schedule 7 but was not Nations in 2012 and since then has joined more than 50 people are stopped every year. The reasoning ethnic minorities. Up equipped to address it. Rabbani was international organisations and agreements, including behind the law is purportedly to prevent ter- to 85,000 people are convicted under terrorism laws for the international criminal court (ICC) and the rorists entering the UK, but numbers show stopped every year. The simply failing to provide his pass- prestigious Unesco. Netanyahu must realise that a new that the net is enormous while the catch words. He will, of course, appeal the Palestinian state is gaining momentum worldwide, an minuscule. Last year, only 0.02 percent of reasoning behind the law decision but, the greatest loser in this unstoppable momentum. The world has already those stopped were arrested, let alone is purportedly to prevent first round has been Schedule 7 and its recognized it as a state, which is evident from all this charged or convicted of terrorist offences. terrorists entering the UK, invisible supporters. Britain in 2017 acceptance, and a day will come when Israel will be At CAGE, we have been campaigning calls people who don’t give their pass- against the intrusive and invasive nature of but numbers show that the words to the police, “terrorists”. For forced to confront this truth with all its consequences. net is enormous while the This means the Palestinian struggle for Schedule 7 for years; many of our staff and the rest of us, the ramifications for our independence must be carried out vigorously both at volunteers are customarily detained under catch minuscule. Last year, right to privacy and guarding confi- home and abroad. In the absence of a peace process, this law. When Rabbani took the decision of only 0.02 percent of those dential information will now be put to refusing to cower in front of this abuse of the test. For Muhammad Rabbani, his Palestine must make use of its membership of these power he knew that he’d have to pay a price - stopped were arrested, let was a brave act of civil disobedience, global organisations to push its case and to corner even if it meant prison. We knew we had alone charged or convicted long overdue. He fought to expose the Israel. The Interpol case has proven beyond any doubt another fight on our hands. unjust nature of this law and passed that it can easily win the diplomatic battle against of terrorist offences. The last time I attended Westminster with flying colours. Israel. Magistrates Court was in March 2013, when I was brought in a convoy of police cars with flashing lights and blaring sirens and taken, QUOTE OF THE DAY handcuffed, to hear charges of terrorism lev- elled against me. As I sat in the dock, I looked to my right and saw several people seated in the public gallery who’d come to show their We consider the decision support and smiled. One of them was announced by the US Muhammad Rabbani. In that moment, neither government today, through of us could have imagined that we would be the State Department, to exchanging places soon enough. be hasty, and it will affect As Rabbani sat in the dock on Monday morning listening to the charges read out bilateral relations. against him, he briefly looked towards me seated in a packed public gallery and smiled. Josefina Vidal In court, defence counsel, Henry Blaxland Head of North American QC, explained how Rabbani had been stopped affairs at Cuba’s foreign and questioned multiple times under Sched- ministry ule 7. He had been generally cooperative but had, on occasion, refused to disclose his pass- Muhammad Rabbani, CAGE’s International Director. words - without further incident. One of those SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2017 OPINION 09 Trump’s Iran threats risk a US break with Europe

considers to be a policy mistake. In Jarrett Blanc either case, Europe would be justi- Reuters fiably furious about being forced to choose between two important, deeply held policies – adherence to Security Council resolutions and implementation of the JCPOA. onald Trump is approaching a crucial Other countries, including Rus- deadline on his Iran policy. On October sia and China, may also prove lax in 15, he will have to certify whether applying the restored sanctions, but Tehran is observing the 2015 multina- this is both less uncommon and less tional agreement to forego nuclear important to Iran’s economic aspi- Dweapons. Trump has reluctantly certified Iran’s rations. US withdrawal from the compliance, which is due quarterly, twice since tak- JCPOA will hurt Iran’s economy ing office. This time, his belligerent address to the badly, but will not achieve the kind United Nations on September 19 suggests he may of strangulating effect the broad not. If the United States follows through on threats to international coalition had before stop fulfilling its commitments under the Joint Com- the deal. A deep break between the prehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA, as the Iran deal United States, the UN and Europe is formally known, its allies in Europe will be forced will make it much less likely that to choose between committing a crime and making a the US will ever be able to muster mistake. Whichever they decide, the strength of the such powerful international eco- transatlantic coalition – America’s most important nomic pressure again. and most reliable partnership – will be cast into At the UN last week, President Donald Trump with European Council President Donald Tusk in Brussels. doubt. Trump called the Iran deal “an Iran is complying with the JCPOA. The US intelli- embarrassment to the United gence community has repeatedly confirmed it, as Nations to “snap back” the multilateral sanctions sanctions on paper. States.” He teased that he has made have partner intelligence agencies and the Interna- lifted under the deal –biting restrictions on Iranian Once the UN applies – or in this case, re-applies – a decision about whether to certify tional Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). European banks and other businesses. If the United States re- sanctions, the European Commission and European Iranian compliance to Congress but leaders oppose refusing to certify Iranian compli- imposes its own sanctions on Iran, it will inevitably Union member countries are supposed to take a refused to tell anyone, including UK ance because it would make it likely that Congress avail itself of these UN sanctions, as well. number of steps to make the UN sanctions part of EU Prime Minister Theresa May, what will re-impose US sanctions. The Bush and Obama administrations persuaded law and regulation. This is serious business for Europe, he had decided. The weeks leading That would be only the first of two body blows to Russia, China, and the UN Security Council to sanction which is strongly committed to the idea that, as a mat- to the October 15 certification the agreement and to the alliance. The second would Iran’s economy in order to limit its nuclear program. ter of international law, the UN can impose binding deadline may be Europe’s last, best be an abuse of US authority to re-impose United The JCPOA traded these sanctions for tight nuclear requirements on all members in the interest of inter- chance to explain to President Nations sanctions. restrictions and inspections, but the United States and national peace and security. The EU has occasionally Trump and his advisors that under- The president has the power to force the United its partners worried that the Security Council might faced legal challenges in applying UN sanctions, but it mining, let alone abrogating, the fail to re-impose the sanctions if Iran cheated, reduc- never has simply chosen to ignore a binding Security JCPOA would be a catastrophe not ing Iran’s incentive for long-term compliance. A Council resolution as a matter of policy. only for the goal of preventing Iran clever procedural solution was built into the JCPOA. Europe would be sorely tempted to do exactly from developing nuclear weapons, Iran is complying with the Any participant in the deal can demand that the Secu- that on Iran. The snap back mechanism is designed but also for the bond between the rity Council vote on a resolution to continue sanctions for cases of Iranian non-compliance. Under the United States and Europe. The only JCPOA. The US intelligence relief. The US can veto that resolution, so even if the JCPOA, Washington does not need to prove that Iran winners would be Europe’s and community has repeatedly Security Council votes 14-1 all of the previous restric- has violated the deal, but Europe may decide that America’s adversaries. confirmed it, as have partner tions on Iran still snap back into place. American bad faith justifies breaking from its own intelligence agencies and the The JCPOA was built to respond to Iranian viola- UN obligations. Certainly, Europe will categorically tions, even if Russia and China were no longer disagree with the US policy. EU foreign policy chief International Atomic Energy aligned with the United States and the EU. It was not Federica Mogherini, echoing the senior leadership of Agency (IAEA). European designed to withstand a hawkish or isolationist the UK, France, and Germany, said after Trump’s UN leaders oppose refusing to America using its veto power outside of the terms of speech that the deal is working and must be pre- certify Iranian compliance the deal or against the objections of its European served. If the US withdraws, the EU has made clear it partners. will do everything within its power to keep the because it would make it D-RING ROAD Ironically, though, if the US does choose to act agreement alive by sustaining newly established POST BOX: 3488 likely that Congress will alone, in the absence of Iranian violations and business ties with Iran. re-impose US sanctions. against the wishes of its allies, it might undermine Europe would thus be faced with a choice DOHA - QATAR the substantive goal of UN snapback, leaving empty between a crime under international law and what it [email protected]

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But we have seen our daily lives hope- TEL: 4462 7501 Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, I was finally able their roofs to Maria will look for ways for their fam- lessly deteriorating, and after Maria, everything around us is [email protected] to leave my rural home in Cidra on Thurs- ilies to survive, and sleeping under a bridge might truly depressing. day to go to San Juan, looking for news seem like the only option for some of them. You can I am a journalist. My news organization, the Center for PUBLIC RELATIONS about my co-workers and some family already hear it on the streets: Migration to the main- Investigative Journalism, started publishing again this past members. I’d been without Internet and land United States, which had been increasing week after being dark for several days because of the hurri- TEL: 4455 7613 TV since the storm, so I thought that my during the past decade of economic problems, will cane. I can’t wait to ask: Who will control the design of that [email protected] area had received the greatest hit from speed up. new Puerto Rico that US politicians and government officials Maria. But driving 30 miles on the main The hurricane hit an island that was already in are promising? Who will build it? Who will benefit from the ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT expressway to the capital, I saw that all of an emergency. After 11 years of economic recession crisis money? Is the money going to boost foreign multina- TEL: 4455 7837 / 780 Puerto Rico is in great trouble. and fiscal crisis, caused by incompetent politicians tionals, as in past decades, or will it support local capital and FAX: 4455 7870 Everyone has a story to tell. My grand- from the two main political parties here and an out- commerce? Before Maria, the control board was in charge. [email protected] parents lost the cabin that’s been their dated economic strategy that led Congress to On Thursday, FEMA was in charge. Now, Lt. Gen. Jeffrey home for 40 years to the 200 mph gusts of impose a fiscal control board, Puerto Rico now faces Buchanan is in charge. When you think there is no more CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT Maria. The cabin had stood up to Hurri- an impossible situation. There are no more patches room for the island’s colonial status to cause problems, a new TEL: 4455 7857 cane Hugo in 1989 and Hurricane Georges that can be applied to our problems. opportunity presents itself. Will everybody keep looking [email protected] in 1998. My own house, where I spent the Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, who came to power with away? scariest hours of my adult life during the the promise of reforms and government efficiency, Even Trump, who declared earlier this year that US tax- SUBSCRIPTION & DISTRIBUTION storm, was completely flooded. For 10 is being tested thoroughly right now. People are los- payers shouldn’t “bail out” Puerto Rico and then made a TEL: 4455 7809 / 839 hours, we had to take turns holding the ing patience with the pace of fuel distribution, the point after the hurricane of insisting that Wall Street be paid FAX: 44557819 door shut, because the wind was tearing it failure of all communications systems and their back for debts it holds here, is coming. What will his visit on apart, while we constantly swept water backups, and the loss of lives in the aftermath. Pres- Tuesday produce, besides a new circus? [email protected] out through a small gap underneath it. ident Trump said this past week that Rosselló had Puerto Rico needs help to manage the immediate emer- About 50 huge trees fell on the road to my told him “the entire federal workforce is doing great gency. And we need money from the federal government, house, and a brigade of 20 neighbors and work in Puerto Rico, and I appreciated his saying it. from international foundations, from our diaspora. But we All thoughts and views relatives helped us cut through them to get And he’s saying it to anybody that will listen.” But also need to be allowed to decide where to invest those expressed in these columns out. We had all felt secure, part of a mid- the takeover by federal agencies is clearly not run- resources and quickly start the path to rebuilding, for Puerto dle- and working-class rural ning as smoothly as officials claim. Ricans and by Puerto Ricans. This natural disaster should not are those of the writers, not neighborhood, mostly with concrete Now Rosselló has a choice between simply dol- be an opportunity for the same people who have caused our of the newspaper. houses. But nobody was really safe from ing out federal aid for the rest of his term, or leading economic disaster, who have been benefiting from our tax- Maria. and establishing a sustainable and endogenous eco- exempt bonds, our industrial decrees and our generous All correspondence No water, no energy, no Internet or nomic path for the island and its most vulnerable subsidies - which somehow always land in the pockets of regarding Views and phone connections. More than a week populations at this dire moment. He doesn’t have foreign multinationals, vulture funds and millionaires, keep- Opinion pages should be after the hurricane, most Puerto Ricans much room to maneuver with Federal Emergency ing us in the top jurisdictions for inequality in the world. are still basically stranded. For now, Management Agency officials acting as the gate- Let’s recover and rebuild another way. Or this latest crisis mailed to the almost 20 deaths have been officially keepers for all the resources coming in. will surely go down as the worst. [email protected] 10 EUROPE SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2017

University students hold Catalan pro-independence ‘Estelada’ flag during a demonstration against the position of the Spanish government on the referendum on self-determination in Catalonia, yesterday. CENTRE; A farmer is cheered by students as he drives his tractor near the University of Barcelona during a pro-referendum protest. RIGHT; People gather to attend the closing meeting of the Catalan pro-independence groups. Polling stations ready for Catalonia vote

Barcelona Francisco Franco. Police have for AFP days been seizing electoral items Vote tomorrow such as ballot papers but they Catalan government ust two days ahead of an inde- have so far failed to find any sig- spokesman Jordi pendence referendum in nificant number of ballot boxes. Turull told reporters JCatalonia opposed by Madrid, Over the past few days, there would be Catalan leaders sought yester- judges and prosecutors have also “2,315 polling day to dissipate doubts over how ordered the closure of websites it can go ahead despite a crack- linked to the vote and the deten- stations all over the down on preparations for the tion of key members of the team region”, and more vote. organising the referendum. than 7,200 people Catalan government spokes- The electoral board set up to involved in holding man Jordi Turull told reporters oversee the vote has dissolved tomorrow’s there would be “2,315 polling sta- itself to avoid costly fines, and referendum which tions all over the region”, and on Wednesday a judge ordered has been ruled more than 7,200 people involved police to prevent public build- unconstitutional by in holding tomorrow’s referen- ings from being used as polling the courts. dum which has been ruled stations. Opinion polls show Cat- unconstitutional by the courts. alans are split on the issue of Catalan President Carles Puigdemont (centre) chairs a meeting with an international At the end of the press brief- independence, but a large major- order” if they try to prevent peo- ing, Turull, Catalan ity want to vote in a legitimate ple from casting ballots. parliamentary delegation, yesterday, in Barcelona. Vice-President Oriol Junqueras referendum to settle the matter. But Spain’s interior ministry, and Raul Romeva, in charge of Catalonia’s separatist executive which is coordinating the secu- ferries, including one decorated yield to provocations of those With its own language and cus- foreign relations for the Catalan has vowed to go ahead with the rity operation for the date of the with some “Looney Toons” char- who want to stop the vote.” toms, Catalonia already has executive, unveiled a plastic bal- vote in the region of some 7.5 vote, insists Catalan police must acters which has been much The crackdown against prep- significant powers over matters lot box with a regional million people, which is about take action. mocked online, to house the arations for the referendum has such as education and government stamp on it. the size of Belgium, despite In case they resist, Madrid officers in the ports of Barcelona sparked noisy street protests in healthcare. The authorities in Madrid Madrid’s ban. has sent thousands of extra and Tarragona. Barcelona and other Catalan cit- But Spain’s economic wor- have instructed police to ensure With firefighters and farm- police officers from other forces Junqueras told reporters that ies. “We know that there will be ries, coupled with a perception no votes are cast as they tackle ers vowing to protect polling to Catalonia -- which accounts if “someone closes a polling sta- many difficulties on October 1, that the region pays more in one of the biggest political crises stations, Catalonia’s regional for one fifth of Spain’s economy tion, there is an alternative for but we know that for every dif- taxes than it receives in invest- to hit Spain since democracy was police force, the Mossos -- to help suppress the referen- citizens to vote,” without giving ficulty there are two solutions,” ments and transfers from Madrid, restored in the 1970s following d’Esquadra, have warned of the dum it deems illegal. The further details. He urged people Catalan President Carles Puig- have helped push the independ- the death of longtime dictator risk of the “disruption of public government has hired three to vote “responsibly” and “not to demont said late on Thursday. ence question to centre stage.

Russia accuses CNN Artworks on display Rights groups slam Hungary of violating media law ‘hate campaign’

Moscow as saying: “I don’t work in a Budapest Reuters political agency. I work in a reg- AFP ulatory service.” ussia’s communications Russian Foreign Ministry ights groups slammed regulator yesterday spokeswoman Maria Zakha- yesterday Hungary’s Raccused US TV channel rova said on Thursday the US Rnew “national consul- CNN International of violating authorities were demanding tation” targeting George Soros Russian media law and said it that Russian state-controlled and what Budapest says is the had summoned the broadcast- broadcaster Russia Today (RT) billionaire philanthropist’s er’s representatives in be registered as a “foreign intention to flood Europe with connection with the matter. agent” in the United States. a million migrants per year. The Russian foreign minis- She said that move endan- The campaign, accompa- try accused Washington on gered the safety of the channel’s nied by a blitz of billboards Thursday of putting unwar- staff, because it included an and TV adverts, will, from ranted pressure on the U.S obligation to disclose their per- tomorrow, see the govern- operations of Kremlin-backed sonal data. “In the atmosphere ment send households media outlet RT, and warned of a witch hunt unfolding in the The oil painting on canvas called “La Buona Ventura” by Italian painter, Michelangelo questionnaires seeking opin- that Moscow could take tit-for- United States, this may present Merisi, better known as Caravaggio is displayed during a press preview of the exhibition ions on this “Soros Plan”. tat measures. a real threat,” she said. “Dentro Caravaggio” yesterday, at Palazzo Reale in Milan. This is thought to refer to President Vladimir Putin Putin, meeting permanent proposals by the Hungarian- told a meeting of Russia’s Secu- members of his Security Coun- born Soros, long a bete noire rity Council yesterday that cil, “touched upon the issue of for European nationalists and Russian media outlets working ongoing and at times growing conspiracy theorists, in a 2015 abroad were facing growing pressure on Russian mass opinion piece in the midst of and unacceptable pressure, his media outlets in some foreign Russia detains two alleged spies Europe’s migrant crisis. spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. countries”, Peskov told a con- It included the European The communications reg- ference call with reporters. Union accepting at least a mil- ulator, Roskomnadzor, said in “It was stressed that such Moscow named as Anna. It said the pair appear to be in their 40s. The lion asylum seekers annually a statement on its website that pressure on Russian media is AFP “had been gathering and pass- video shown on Russian televi- as part of a global response to it would look at warning CNN unacceptable,” he added. He ing to the Ukrainian special sion includes footage of vast numbers of people flee- about the alleged violations, did not name the countries ussia said yesterday it had services information that is a Dolgopolov confessing to inves- ing Syria and other conflict which it said also breached the where the Kremlin was con- detained two of its citi- state secret about the activities tigators that he passed zones. Since then, thanks in terms of its broadcast licence. cerned Russian media were Rzens including a member of the units and divisions of the information to Ukraine. large part to a 2016 deal It did not say what breaches coming under pressure. of the armed forces who alleg- Black Sea naval fleet” based in Ukraine said that the serv- between Brussels and Turkey, of Russian laws the US broad- The Foreign Ministry’s edly passed Ukraine military Crimea. ing soldier in question had left the number of people risking caster had made, adding it Zakharova said any move made secrets on the Black Sea naval The FSB said it had opened the Ukraine military to join the their lives crossing the Aegean would continue its “systematic against Russian media work- fleet based in Moscow-annexed a criminal case into treason, Russian armed forces after Cri- to EU member Greece has monitoring” of foreign mass ing in the United States “will get Crimea. which is punishable by a maxi- mea’s annexation. Vladyslav dwindled. Large numbers media outlets registered in Rus- a tit-for-tat response”. The FSB security service said mum jail term of 20 years. It Seleznyov, a spokesman of the have crossed the Mediterra- sia. Asked if the regulator’s “And who it falls on, this in a statement that it had released video of masked FSB General Staff of Ukraine, said he nean to Italy although these move was politically motivated, should be easy for Washington detained a man who was serv- officers holding the man and knew Dolgopolov personally. “In too have fallen since mid-July, Roskomnadzor head Alexan- to work out. The clock is tick- ing in the Russian armed forces woman against a wall in a flat, 2014, he betrayed his oath. I reportedly due to Libyan mili- der Zharov, was quoted by ing,” she said at a weekly in Crimea named as Dmitry handcuffing them and leading know him personally because I tias ending their involvement Interfax news agency briefing on Thursday. Dolgopolov and a woman them to a van. The couple served with him,” he added. with trafficking. SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2017 AMERICAS 11 US cuts staff in Cuba over mysterious attacks

Washington “Until the government of Reuters Hurt ties Cuba can ensure the safety of our The US embassy in diplomats in Cuba, our embassy he United States yesterday Havana will halt will be reduced to emergency cut its diplomatic presence regular visa personnel in order to minimize Tin Cuba by more than half operations and offer the number of diplomats at risk and warned US citizens not to only emergency of exposure to harm,” Secretary visit because of mysterious of State Rex Tillerson said in a services to US “attacks” that have caused hear- statement. citizens, steps that ing loss, dizziness and fatigue in US and congressional offi- US embassy personnel. may further erode cials told Reuters on Thursday The US embassy in Havana the US-Cuban that Washington was crafting a will halt regular visa operations rapprochement plan for a drawdown of staff and offer only emergency serv- begun by former from the Havana embassy in ices to US citizens, steps that may President Barack response to the unexplained inci- further erode the US-Cuban rap- Obama. dents. The Cuban government prochement begun by former has denied any role and is President Barack Obama. Cuba yesterday investigating. Cuba yesterday slammed as slammed as “hasty” A senior State Department “hasty” a US decision to with- a US decision to official told reporters neither the draw more than half of its withdraw more than US nor Cuban governments had embassy staff from Havana, and half of its embassy been able to identify who was warned the move would affect staff from Havana, responsible but stressed that “the ties. and warned the government of Cuba is respon- “We consider the decision sible for taking all appropriate move would affect A view of the US embassy in Havana, yesterday. announced by the US govern- ties. steps to prevent attacks on our ment, through the State diplomatic personnel in Cuba.” Department, to be hasty, and it maintaining diplomatic ties with The partial evacuation, while “because our personnel’s safety hotels frequented by US citi- Communist Party-run country. will affect bilateral relations,” Cuba. depicted as a safety measure, is at risk, and we are unable to zens.” Bert Hoffman, a Latin “The incident seems just a said the head of North American Twenty-one US embassy may send a message of US dis- identify the source of the attacks, American expert at the German pretext to toughen US-Cuba pol- affairs at Cuba’s foreign minis- employees in Cuba have been pleasure over Cuba’s handling we believe US citizens may also Institute of Global and Area Stud- icy,” Hoffman said. The analyst try, Josefina Vidal, quoted on injured and reported symptoms of the matter and deliver another be at risk and warn them not to ies in Hamburg, Germany, said the “de facto visa restric- state television. such as hearing loss, dizziness, blow to Obama’s policies of travel to Cuba.” suggested that Washington’s tions” resulting from the Officials in the administra- headache, fatigue, cognitive engagement with Cold War foe It said the attacks on US decision may have been moti- suspension of normal visa oper- tion of President Donald Trump issues, and difficulty sleeping, the Cuba. In a travel warning, the embassy personnel had occurred vated by Trump’s desire to ations could call into question the stressed that the US was State Department said. State Department bluntly said at “US diplomatic residences and pursue a tougher policy with the US-Cuban migration accord. US Senate panel Trump to attend Asean summit unveils budget plan Washington Philippine officials were sur- AFP prised by the about face and the issue was raised during foreign Washington deductions and tax loopholes. resident Donald Trump minister Alan Peter Cayetano’s Reuters The resolution is vital to (pictured) has backed visit to Washington on plans by the Republicans to Paway from a threat to skip Wednesday. US Senate panel took move tax legislation through the the summit with South East Early in his tenure, Trump President Donald Senate, which they control by Asian leaders in the Philippines courted controversy by praising ATrump’s proposed tax a slim 52-48 majority, using a later this year, with the White Duterte for doing an “unbeliev- overhaul a step forward yester- parliamentary process that lets House now saying he will attend. able job on the drug problem.” day by unveiling a budget plan them pass legislation without a In a statement yesterday, the Duterte’s crackdown on for the coming fiscal year that customary 60-vote threshold White House said that Trump alleged drug dealers has seen the acknowledges lost revenues that would necessitate some will visit Manila as part of a police kill an estimated 3,850 from tax cuts, while Trump Democratic support. bumper November 3-14 tour that people in 15 months and made pressed ahead with selling the The proposal calls for slash- will also include stops in China, him a virtual pariah. proposal to the public. ing the corporate tax rate to 20 Japan, South Korea, Vietnam and Both men have shocked with The budget resolution percent from 35 percent, the the US state of Hawaii. similar barbed language: released by the Republican- small business rate to 25 per- The announcement sets up region -- that Trump would extended an invitation, but that Duterte’s favored insult “putang controlled Senate Budget cent from 39.6 percent and the the likelihood that Trump will attend the bloc’s summit in he had not yet decided whether ina” was recently echoed in Eng- Committee would pave the way top individual rate to 35 per- meet controversial firebrand Fil- Manila this November. to accept. lish when Trump called an NFL for Republicans to avoid poten- cent from 39.6 percent. ipino President Rodrigo Duterte. But Trump’s souring bro- “He invited us so we’re going player a “son of a bitch.” tial Democratic procedural The budget resolution is “a During a visit to Asean’s mance with host Duterte, and a to see,” Trump said, while But officials said the rela- moves to block it. critical step to advance Presi- Jakarta headquarters in April, range of other issues had briefly announcing he would go to tionship soured in July, when Republicans, who control dent Trump’s agenda to provide Vice-President Mike Pence had thrown those plans in the air. Japan, South Korea, China and, Duterte vowed to never visit the White House and both tax relief for the middle class promised allies -- anxious about Trump said earlier this maybe, Vietnam for a regional “lousy” America, despite chambers of Congress, and unleash economic prosper- waning US engagement in the month that Duterte had economic summit. Trump’s invitation. announced Trump’s tax pro- ity for all Americans,” said posal on Wednesday, offering White House budget director trillions of dollars in tax cuts to Mick Mulvaney said. businesses and individuals. “The Senate Republican Colombia to Democrats have said it mostly budget is the clearest sign yet Czech official likens EU to Third Reich benefits corporations and the that Republicans are intent on resolve Avianca wealthy and would balloon the pursuing a tax plan that would Prague “rum” that cannot be labelled ingredient. Ovcacek shared an already huge federal deficit. blow a huge hole in the deficit pilots strike Reuters that way due to an EU ban which article from a Czech news web- The Senate budget resolu- and stack up debt, leading to says the term must be reserved site on his Facebook page on the tion formally recognizes that cuts in programs that middle- he Czech president’s for cane-based spirits. issue, adding the comment: “The the tax cuts would shrink fed- class Americans rely on,” Senate Bogota spokesman likened the The EU’s food watchdog, the Empire has decided that there eral revenues in the coming Democratic leader Chuck Reuters TEuropean Union to the European Food Safety Author- will be no ‘tuzemak’ (Czech rum) years. It builds in $1.5 trillion in Schumer said in a statement. Third Reich of Adolf Hitler while ity (EFSA), found the ingredient, to drink in the protectorate.” reduced revenue from tax cuts The resolution could be olombia’s government criticising the bloc’s executive called rum-ether, posed a poten- “Empire” in the Czech context is over the next decade. Inde- approved by the committee has convened an arbi- over a regulation on food safety. tial risk on grounds it contains a often understood to refer to Hit- pendent analysts have said the next week ahead of a full Sen- Ctration court to seek a Jiri Ovcacek made the com- material that can damage body ler’s Third Reich, while the Trump plan would reduce rev- ate vote. The House of solution that will end a strike ment while citing the case of an cells. EFSA’s advice is used by EU “protectorate” is what the coun- enues by nearly $6 trillion over Representatives is due to vote by most of Avianca Holdings ingredient in a Czech potato- regulators, who should decide try was called by the Nazi regime a decade, not accounting for the on its own budget blueprint SA’s local airline pilots that based alcohol locally known as by April 2018 on the future of the during World War Two. planned elimination of certain next week. has grounded thousands of travelers, the Labour Minis- try said. The decision late on Thursday forces the Colom- Anger grows over Puerto Rico relief effort bian Association of Civil Aviators, or ACDAC, and San Juan disaster on the island, which has limited number of deaths that Duke is to visit Puerto Colombian flagship airline AFP been virtually without power, have taken place in such a dev- Rico on yesterday. Avianca to each appoint one water and telecommunications astating hurricane,” Duke said. Praised for the federal arbitrator and agree on a S military and emergency since getting a twin walloping Her remarks sparked the response to hurricanes third or have one appointed. relief teams were ramp- from hurricanes Irma and Maria. angry response from the mayor in Texas and Florida, “This is a procedure Uing up their aid efforts for Trump said the storms were of San Juan, the capital of the Trump has been on the through which the labor min- Puerto Rico yesterday amid of “historic and catastrophic island of 3.4 million people. defensive over his han- istry is delivering a legal and growing criticism of the response severity” and a “massive federal “Maybe from where she’s dling of the crisis in binding instrument to the to the hurricanes which ripped mobilization” was underway standing it’s a good news story,” Puerto Rico, where he parties, since it has been through the Caribbean island. involving over 10,000 federal Yulin Cruz said. “When you’re heads on Tuesday. determined that air transport “This is not a good news personnel and 5,000 members drinking from a creek it’s not a He lauded the relief is an essential public service,” story,” San Juan Mayor Carmen of the US military. good news story. effort yesterday and Labor Minister Griselda Yulin Cruz told CNN on Friday Elaine Duke, the acting “If you don’t have food for a said it has been complicated by the first new music by the pop Restrepo told reporters. following comments made the Homeland Security secretary, baby it’s not a good news story. the fact that the US territory is superstar since she gave birth in Once installed, the court previous day by a top Trump said Thursday she was “very sat- “I’m sorry, but that really an island. In the meantine, June to twins -- whom she ref- has 10 working days to administration official. “This is isfied” with how the relief effort upsets me and frustrates me,” Beyonce (pictured) has returned erences in the song. resolve the strike but can a people-are-dying story.” was going so far and that it was Yulin Cruz said. “I would ask her to music to raise money for hur- Ricardo Ramos, the head of extend the proceedings for President Donald Trump, “proceeding very well.” to come down here and visit the ricane relief, delivering verses in Puerto Rico’s power authority, another 10 days. The airline who will travel to the US terri- “I know it is really a good towns and then make a state- Spanish in a remix of Colombian said Friday that electricity has considers the strike illegal. It tory early next week, meanwhile news story in terms of our abil- ment like that, which frankly, is reggaeton star J Balvin’s hit “Mi been restored to just 4.5 percent began on September 20. defended the response to the ity to reach people and the an irresponsible statement.” Gente.” The collaboration marks of the population. 12 HOME SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2017 SATURDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 2017 CLASSIFIEDS 13

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6:30 101 East 04:27 Storage Wars 04:15 The Vet Life 07:20 Elena Of Avalor 7:30 Talk To Al Jazeera Canada 05:02 Wildest Middle 07:45 Miraculous Tales 8:00 News 05:35 Storage Wars East Of Ladybug And 8:30 TechKnow Canada 05:49 Untamed & Uncut Cat Noir 9:00 Witness 06:00 How Do They Do 06:36 Going Ape 08:10 Bunk'd 10:30 Inside Story It? 07:25 Whale Wars 08:35 Bunk'd 11:00 News 09:47 Harley And The 08:15 Untamed & Uncut 09:00 K.C. Undercover 11:30 The Listening Post Davidsons 12:50 Pit Bulls & 09:50 Stuck In The 12:00 News 11:17 Breaking Magic Parolees Middle 12:30 Counting the Cost 12:02 The Island With 13:45 Expedition 10:15 Stuck In The 13:00 NEWSHOUR Bear Grylls: USA Mungo Middle 14:00 News 15:02 Telescope 14:40 Sharkzilla 10:40 Bad Hair Day 14:30 Inside Story 15:47 The Island With 15:35 Swamp Brothers 12:20 Liv And Maddie 15:00 Snow of the Andes Bear Grylls 16:03 Swamp Brothers 16:05 Descendants 16:00 NEWSHOUR 16:35 Bear Grylls: Mission 18:20 Dr. Jeff: Rocky Wicked World 17:00 News Survive Mountain Vet 16:10 Liv And Maddie 17:30 UpFront 17:25 Boy To Man 19:15 Treehouse 19:05 Best Friends Yesterday's answer 18:00 newsgrid 18:20 Breaking Magic Masters Whenever 19:00 News 19:15 Deadliest Catch 20:10 Wild Animal 19:30 Liv And Maddie Conceptis Sudoku: Conceptis Sudoku is a number- 19:30 People & Power 20:10 Harley And The Rescue 20:20 Jessie placing puzzle based on a 9×9 grid. The object is to 20:00 News Davidsons 21:05 Wildest Indochina 20:45 Bizaardvark place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so 20:30 Inside Story 21:50 Edge Of Alaska 22:00 My Cat From Hell 21:10 The Zhuzhus that each row, each column and each 3×3 box 21:00 NEWSHOUR 22:40 Alaskan Bush 22:55 Untamed & Uncut 21:35 Stuck In The contains the same number only once. 22:00 News People 23:50 Untamed & Middle 22:30 The Listening Post 23:30 Telescope Uncut 22:00 Bunk'd 23:00 22:25 CROSSWORD Al Jazeera World Miraculous Tales HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

— SHOWING AT NOVO Pearl VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER Home Again(2D) 10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 5:00, 8:00. 10:00pm & 12:00midnight Kingsman:The Golden Circle(Action) 10:15am, 1:00, 3:45, 6:30, 9:15pm & 12:00midnight The Son Of Bigfoot(Animation) 3D10:10am&1:50pm 2D 12:00noon,3:40,5:30& 7:20pm American Assassin (2D/Action) 9:10 & 11:30pm Al Khalya (2D/Arabic) 12:10, 4:50 & 9:30pm Mark Felt (2D/Drama) 10:00am, 2:40, 7:20pm & 12:00midnight IT (2D/Horror) 10:00am, 2:45, 7:30pm & 12:00midnight The Crucifixion (2D/Mystery) 12:45, 5:30 & 10:10pm The Lego: Ninjago (2D/Animation) 10:00am, 12:15, 2:30 & 4:45pm Victoria And Abdul (2D/Drama) 7:00, 9:15 & 11:30pm Open Water 3 Cage Dive (2D/Drama) 10:00am, 2:00, 6:00 & 10:00pm Countdown (2D) 12:00noon, 4:00, 8:00pm & 10:00pm Flatliners(2D/Horror) 10:00am, 12:15, 2:30, 2:50, 4:45, 7:00, 9:15, 9:50 & 11:30 pm Kingsman:The Golden Circle (2D/Action) 12:00noon & 7:00pm Kingsman:The Golden Circle (IMAX/2D Action) 10:00am, 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 9:00& 11:45pm

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Raynald C Rivera a competition which entails “The use of the new school Board of Trustees (BOT), said, out to realize its dream of hav- The Peninsula much preparation from con- campus starting this school “We should not be complacent ing its own building. cept to choreography to year represents its consider- of what we have achieved “Today, we shall take hilippine School costumes. This year, the Pri- able step forward not only for now, instead we should pride in celebrating our 25 Doha (PSD) kicked mary Department competed the institution but also for the remain intact and united in all years of long wait to have a off its grand week- in synchronized dance with Filipino community in Qatar. our endeavours.” permanent school building long silver founding cultural presentation of tradi- To be able to call the new Acknowledging the pres- which used to be a dream but anniversary cele- tional dances from Luzon, campus as our own instills a ence of founding parents and now a reality. Such reality Pbrations with a colourful field Visayas and Mindanao-the strong sense of pride in us as past BOT members some of turned into a sturdy and grand demonstration featuring a three island groups of the Filipinos in Qatar and reminds whom travelled to Qatar just edifice whose flaming torch variety of performances from Philippines. us that with our indomitable to attend the event, Macasa of knowledge is driven by the nearly 4,000 students in all Synchronised dance con- spirit in quest for excellence, said, “I am indeed over- passion of our forbearers-our levels held at Al Rayyan Sports test for Intermediate students anything is possible,” said whelmed by your presence pioneer parents, some of Hazy to misty at places at first be- Club yesterday. revolved on the theme of Philippine Ambassador Alan today. We are just continuing whom are here today to serve comes hot daytime with slight dust Garbed in elaborate cos- ‘Unity in diversity’ in family, L. Timbayan in his message what you have started. I wish in their sincere commitment at times with some clouds, relatively tumes, the students impressed community and the world. read by Consul General Rous- to extend my vote of thanks to keeping a promise to be the humid by night. thousands in the audience ‘Service and excellence’ was sel R. Reyes at yesterday’s to all of you my PSD family for vanguards of our school,” said with stunning performances the theme of the creative event. joining us through thick and Acosta. during the whole day event. dance competition for the Jun- “I congratulate PSD on the thin.” A four-day “Payanig sa HIGH TIDE 13:15 – 00:00 LOW TIDE 04:45 – 21:15 Children as young as three ior High School as well as the occasion of its foundation and He expressed optimism of PSD”, a bazaar featuring food Courtesy: Qatar Meteorology Department delighted the audience with cheer dance contest for Sen- it is on this note that I exhort the school “will continue to and non-food booths, opens their adorable costumes and ior High School Department. its officials, faculty and staff stand proudly as long as Fili- at the PSD campus tomorrow. moves presenting dance items The first Philippine school to not rest on their laurels and pino community in Qatar The founding parents and inspired by nature and established in Qatar, PSD to stay focused on the chal- exists.” former BOTs and employees, environment. marks its 25th founding anni- lenges that lie ahead,” added Alexander S. Acosta, PSD ASEAN ambassadors and A much anticipated event versary with the official Timbayan. Principal, recalled the chal- other officials are expected to in PSD’s calendar, the field inauguration of its own build- In the same vein, Gerardo lenges the school faced and attend the Foundation Day demonstration has turned into ing in Abu Hamour. P Macasa, Jr., Chairman of the thanked everyone who helped ceremony on Thursday. Tesla chief’s latest idea: Intercity rocket travel

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