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THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 / SHAWWAL 1, 1442 AH emergency number 112 NO. 17688 16 PAGES 150 FILS TELECOM CASE TESTS EFFICACY OF CONTRACTS WITH IRAN ‘Prove you didn’t fold to US sanction threat’ Ground assault feared BRUSSELS, May 12, (AP): European com- establish that there was an objective reason - panies doing business with Iran could face other than the fact that Bank Melli Iran was legal troubles if they have terminated their subject to primary sanctions - which justified contracts with Iranian banks or firms solely the termination of the contracts at issue.” because of fears about possible US sanctions, Telekom Deutschland says around half its according to a legal opinion handed down turnover is made in the United States and ar- Wednesday by a top EU court advisor. gues that the EU blocking statute shouldn’t The case centers around then President stop it terminating a contract without reason. Donald Trump’s 2018 decision to unilaterally But Hogan says Iranian banks or companies pull the United States out of the Iran nuclear may ask EU national courts to order that such agreement. The move sparked a series of US contracts be upheld. sanctions, some of them meant to prevent companies from doing business with Iran. Also: To protect European interests and help TEHRAN: Iran’s former hard-line President Iran’s moribund economy, the EU introduced Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registered Wednes- a “blocking statute” shielding companies in day to run again for the Islamic Republic’s the 27-nation bloc. However, many big firms presidency, raising the possibility that the do more business in the United States than in populist leader who rapidly advanced Tehran’s Iran and some quickly severed ties rather than nuclear program to challenge the West could risk running afoul of US sanctions. return to the country’s top civilian post. In Germany, Iran’s Bank Melli launched Ahmadinejad’s attempt to run again in 2017 legal action against Telekom Deutschland disregarded the words of Iran’s Supreme Leader after the telecommunications firm ended its Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who had warned the contract with the Iranian bank’s branch in firebrand, Holocaust-questioning politician his Hamburg without providing a reason. standing for office would be a “polarized situ- In Wednesday’s legal opinion, Advocate ation” that would be “harmful for the county.” General Gerard Hogan said that European This time, however, Khamenei seemingly isn’t companies should justify why they are cutting directly challenging the candidacy of the 64-year- business ties with Iranian banks and enterpris- old former Tehran mayor, who joins a wide-open es to prove they aren’t simply caving in under election to replace the relatively moderate Presi- the threat of US sanctions. dent Hassan Rouhani. A council Khamenei The opinion is nonbinding, but the Euro- oversees ultimately will determine if Ahmadine- pean Court of Justice often follows such legal jad and other hopefuls can run in the June 18 poll. guidance and could well do so again when the As Iran negotiates with world powers over Luxembourg-based court rules on the case its tattered nuclear deal amid tensions with involving Bank Melli, Iran’s biggest bank, the US, the entry of Ahmadinejad could en- probably in coming months. liven an election that Iranians so far appear According to a statement, Hogan “con- unenthusiastic about during the coronavirus siders that it is for Telekom Deutschland to pandemic and crushing sanctions.

Opinion Stinginess kills states, rainy day savings help in dry times Smoke caused by Israeli airstrikes are seen at a residential building in Gaza City, early Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (AP)

By Ahmed Al-Jarallah your wishes will be fulfilled. But tell us Editor-in-Chief, the Arab Times why do you make such strange wish- Kuwait rebuffs settlement schemes es?” AS a result of leaders being oblivious Alexander took a deep breath and to the concept of caring for their armies said, “I would like the world to know GAZA CITY, May 12, (Agencies): Rockets streamed endgame in sight. and people, there are countries in this the three lessons I have just learnt. Gaza’s Hamas rulers and other militant groups have fired bar- world that choose to hold back on out of Gaza and Israel pounded the territory with The lessons are ... I want my physi- airstrikes early Wednesday as the most severe out- rages of hundreds of rockets that at times have overwhelmed Isra- spending for the sake of fortifying their cians to carry my coffin so that people el’s missile defenses, causing air raid sirens and explosions to echo countries. This happens even though would realize that no doctor on this break of violence since the 2014 war took on many across Tel Aviv, Israel’s biggest metropolitan area, and other cities. such leaders are not spending from earth can really cure anybody. They their pockets, but from the state funds. hallmarks of that devastating 50-day conflict, with no Israeli airstrikes have leveled two apartment towers in the Gaza Strip, are powerless and cannot save a person where 2 million Palestinians have lived un- It was said long ago that the gener- from the clutches of death. ous one protects himself from invasion der a crippling Israeli-Egyptian blockade The second wish of strewing gold, since Hamas took power in 2007. Warning through generosity, and the invaders silver and other riches on the path to the opt for the stingy one because the lat- shots have allowed civilians to evacuate graveyard is aimed to tell people that Other Voices Newswatch the buildings, but the material losses will ter does not help people in times of dis- not even a fraction of gold will come be immense. Israel faced heavy criticism tress. Unfortunately, these invaders get with me. I spent all my life in greed over the tactic during the 2014 war. assistance from the people in confront- of power and in pursuit for riches but KUWAIT CITY: His Highness the Just after daybreak Wednesday, Is- ing their leaders. I cannot take anything with me. Let Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad rael unleashed dozens of airstrikes in the There are two such examples found in people realize that it is a sheer waste of Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Wednes- course of a few minutes, targeting police Misplaced honor day, exchanged congratulations Arab history which demonstrate the ex- time to chase wealth. cables with Arab and Islamic and security installations, witnesses said. tent that stinginess dismantles countries. About my third wish of having my A wall of dark gray smoke rose over Gaza The first happened during the reign By Ali Ahmed Al-Baghli countries leaders on the advent of hands dangling out of the coffin, I want Eid Al-Fitr. City. The Hamas-run Interior Ministry of the Umayyad Caliph Marwan bin people to know that I came empty Former Minister of Oil In the cables, His Highness the said airstrikes destroyed the central police Muhammad who hoarded wealth in- handed into this world and I go out of uwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), headed by its chief executive Amir wished many happy returns headquarters in Gaza City, a compound stead of spending on the army and this world empty handed”. Kofficer (CEO), has by far testified that it has given the petroleum of the dear occasion for both Arab with several buildings. people. All the prestige he had achieved sector emperors, fundamentalists and others the free hands over the and Islamic nations. (KUNA) The death toll in Gaza rose to 43 Pal- The second example is the time when throughout his life did not come in corporation without any accountability, letter or a glimmer of hope in ❑ ❑ ❑ estinians, including 13 children and three the Mongol ruler Hulago Khan crushed handy during the time of Alexander’s terms of stopping the multi-million operational anomalies in our oil women, according to the Health Ministry. KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s Min- Nearly 300 people have been wounded, the Abbasids Dynasty due to its stin- death. industry. This industry has been experiencing the worst period in its istry of Health has announced giness in spending on the army and life since the nationalization of Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), as well including 86 children and 39 women. Neither his wealth, which went to his recording 1,153 new coronavirus Six Israelis, including three women and people. heirs, benefited him nor his pride in the as the establishment of the remaining service and operational petro- infections and eight related deaths Due to the stinginess of its ruler leum companies by the government of the State in the past 24 hours. a child, were killed by rocket fire Tues- victories, cheers and applause. day and early Wednesday, and dozens of Al-Mu’tasim Billah, the dynasty was There is no doubt that the moral of of Kuwait. The new fi gures take the total presented to Hulago on a silver platter. Millions are wasted without any accountabil- cases in the country up to 287,199 people were wounded. this story is that wealth is a means to An Associated Press journalist at a For a while, he subduedly fulfilled the bring life into the arteries of the state ity. This wastage was initiated by a fundamen- and deaths to 1,660 respectively, demands in of the invaders despite the talist minister under the pretext that the money noted the ministry’s spokesman hospital in Gaza City saw five dead and and revitalize its people but it is not the came from the Future Generations Fund, not Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad in state- seven wounded, including women, from dynasty’s rule for five centuries, culmi- end goal except for those who assume an Israeli airstrike that hit a car in the city. nating in the stinginess of its rulers to from the general budget. The Council of Min- ments to KUNA on Tuesday. that ruling is the means for collecting or isters passed this matter to him during the time He pointed out that some 1,240 Meanwhile, Gaza militants fired an an- its ultimate demise. guarding wealth which is hidden in the more people had been cured of the ti-tank missile across the border, killing Many rulers think that wealth forti- of darkness. coffers even at the expense of their na- Millions of people remained on the tractors virus over the past day, raising the an Israeli and wounding two others, who fies them due to which they turn away tion, thus paving the way to the demise allotted for the employees of oil companies; as total of those who have overcome were evacuated under fire, according to from serving the interest of the people of their countries. if they were the ones who discovered oil and that the disease to 272,123. Eli Bein, head of the Magen David Adom and choose to serve their personal in- There is a proverb - Save for the they could spend or give alms to the government He added that the number of emergency service. It was not immediate- terests. Perhaps the story of Alexander Al-Baghli people hospitalized with the virus ly clear if they were soldiers or civilians. rainy days - but there is also another - of Kuwait and its people using the money earned currently stands at 13,416, with the Great and his dying wishes can be Spending what is in the pocket attracts from selling oil, which is a gift from God, not from His creations. The Israeli military said militants have considered as a good example of the fu- 198 of them in intensive care units. fired more than 1,050 rockets since the con- more money. I wish that extravagant spending was stopped as these people took (KUNA) tility of the ruler’s stinginess. We have seen how leaders of some what they do not deserve from our public funds. They even went be- ❑ ❑ ❑ flict began, with 200 of them falling short On his deathbed, Alexander the Gulf countries arose to assist their yond the financial and administrative irregularities that filled the an- and landing inside Gaza. The military said Great, whose kingdom extended from people in accordance with the princi- nual reports of the State Audit Bureau (SAB). However, there is no one DAMASCUS: Iran’s foreign it also shot down a drone that entered Israel the east to the west of the earth, called ple of “spending what is in the pocket to call regarding this. minister said Wednesday that his from Gaza. Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, a his generals and said, “I will depart ...”. That was what the United States, In this context, I am proud to say that when I was minister of the country is ready for closer ties with military spokesman, said two infantry bri- from this world soon. I have three institution; I used to stress the need to respond to SAB’s comments dur- its regional rival Saudi Arabia, gades were sent to the area, indicating prep- Britain, Germany, and most of the Eu- adding that he hoped recent talks arations for a possible ground invasion. wishes ... Please carry them out without ropean Union countries did during the ing the meetings of the Board of Directors of KPC in order to hold re- sponsible those who committed mistakes and God bears witness to this. between the two sides would lead The State of Kuwait on Tuesday reaf- fail.” COVID-19 crisis, the negative con- to greater stability in the region. With tears flowing down their In recent days, KPC has been drawing attention to what it believes firmed its rejection of Israel’s settlement sequences of which continue to over- to be white points covering the blackness of its mismanagement and Mohammad Javad Zarif schemes in occupied Palestinian territo- cheeks, the generals agreed to abide by whelm people. was speaking in Damascus after their king’s last wishes. repeated mistakes. These white points include the publication of the ries noting that UN resolutions consider Through financial aid, these coun- a meeting with Syrian President them as illegitimate. He said, “My first wish is that my photo of KPC’s leader on the front page of economic publications win- Bashar Assad. On Monday, Iran’s tries took loans to cushion their people ning global awards that we heard for the first time in our lives -- the last The official Kuwaiti stance was ex- physicians alone must carry my coffin”. from the impact of the economic dis- foreign ministry confi rmed the of which is the so-called ‘United Nations Climate Action Award for talks, mediated by Iraq and hosted pressed by Foreign Minister and Minister After a pause, he continued, “Sec- ruption caused by the pandemic. They 2021’. Everyone was amazed by the news! of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr. ondly, I desire that when my coffin in Baghdad early last month. (AP) also presented or facilitated other In addition to the fact that we heard about this award for the first time, ❑ ❑ ❑ Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah is being carried to the grave, the path means for absorbing the negative eco- it is for the year 2021 and barely four months have passed since the begin- in the State of Kuwait address to the vir- leading to the graveyard must be strewn nomic and financial impacts. On the ning of this year!! The head of KPC boasted about another award, which I DUBAI: Turkey’s top diplomat tual emergency Arab ministerial meeting with gold, silver and precious stones other hand, some countries did nothing do not remember because it does not arouse any attention or interest. met with his counterpart in Saudi on events in Jerusalem. that I have collected in my treasury”. in this regard. It is a disaster that days after the establishment’s senior official got Arabia Tuesday on his fi rst offi cial Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser renewed The king felt exhausted after saying Hence, for how long will you con- the awards, Al-Qabas daily published on May 10 a news item written trip in years, as the country pushes the State of Kuwait rejection of all illegal this. He took a minute’s rest and then by our colleague -- Saad Al-Shetty, revealing the misfortunes of KPC to repair damaged ties with the settlement schemes in the occupied Pal- tinue to save for the rainy days when kingdom that reached a low point continued, “My third and last wish is almost everything has become drier and its trivial subsidiaries. The news says: KPC violated the decision estinian territories including East Jerusa- of SAB to stop the disbursement of financial reward for a female em- over the 2018 killing in Istanbul of that both my hands be left dangling out and barren? Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. lem, noting that the international law and of my coffin”. ployee, which was estimated at KD380,000 only. “We discussed in an open and resolutions of the UN Security Council The people who had gathered there Email: [email protected] Nevertheless, KPC pledged at the Court of Appeals that it will not dis- sincere way what can be done in consider these settlements as illegitimate. burse this reward until the Court of Cassation issues its ruling regarding wondered at the king’s strange wishes, Follow me on: our bilateral relations, the areas He stated, “The State of kuwait has but no one dared to question the king. the cancellation of the promotion of the director working at KPC and the where we have problems, how we condemned with tersest terms the Israeli Alexander’s favorite general kissed subsequent procedures. This is the opinion of the Public Prosecution and can resolve them,” Turkish For- occupation authorities’ continuous prac- his hand, pressed it to his heart, and the Court of Cassation will most likely take the same decision! eign Minister Mevlut Cavuso- tices, the relocation (of Palestinians), the ❑ ❑ ❑ said, “O king, we assure you that all [email protected] glu told reporters after his meeting construction of settlements on the Pales- with Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al tinian territories particularly in Jerusalem Email: [email protected] Saud. (AP) and Sheikh Jarrah district.” ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 2

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KUNA photo Muslim faithful performing the ‘Al-Qeyam’ prayers at one of the mosques on the eve of 30th day of Ramadan. Worshippers bid farewell to Ramadan in Qeyam prayer

Large numbers of people performed Al-Qeyam (late night) prayers on Tues- fairs had announced mosques nationwide would hold Al-Qeyam prayers but held in 1,500 mosques and open areas designated by the Ministry of Health day night, marking the eve of Ramadan 30. Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Af- within specifi c health conditions due to the coronavirus. Eid prayers will be maintaining social distancing and other health regulations. (KUNA) SMS sent for 2nd ‘Astra’ doses Death penalty sought as suspect 5,000 arrivals from May 22 says did not kidnap, kill woman ‘Ban on direct flights to four countries stays’ KUWAIT CITY, May 12: About 21 days Several activists and relatives of the vic- after the heinous crime that shook the Ku- tim Farah Akbar had gathered near the ven- waiti street and left great reverberations in ue of the trial and called for the execution KUWAIT CITY, May 12: Director of the Arab street, the Criminal Court held the of the killer. the Air Transport Department at the fi rst trial session in the case related to the Meanwhile , the Ministry of Health gruesome crime that took place in Sabah Al- started sending text messages regarding the General Directorate of Civil Aviation Salem area where the victim, Farah Akbar, dates of administering the second dose of Abdullah Al-Rajhi announced the is- was murdered in front of her daughter dur- Astrazeneca-Oxford vaccine to those who ing day time in the holy month of Ramadan, got the fi rst dose immediately after the ar- suance of a decision to increase the op- reports Al-Qabas daily. rival of the third shipment of the vaccine erating capacity of arrival flights from At the start of the trial, the defendant ac- recently as per the community immunity cused of murdering Farah Akbar denied the enhancement plan, reports Al-Qabas daily 1,000 to 5,000 passengers per day start- charges leveled against him of the kidnap- quoting sources from the ministry. ing from May 22, reports Al-Qabas ping and murder of the victim. Sources confirmed the third shipment Responding to the charges, he said, “I will be administered to those who got daily. work in the Army Intelligence, and I study the first dose of the vaccine on Feb 4 on- In an exclusive statement to the daily, Al- psychology. I did not kidnap, kill, or threat- wards, in addition to those who are still Rajhi disclosed the Supreme Committee for en anyone.” on the waiting list of the coronavirus vac- The Criminal Court decided to adjourn cination platform. Corona Emergencies took this step for the air- the trial to May 25 in order to summon the Sources pointed out the third shipment, lines operating at Kuwait International Airport incident offi cer. which contains about 388,000 doses, will to increase their commercial operations during The legal team representing the accused contribute to accelerating the pace of vac- the summer season; affi rming that the daily ar- requested for an urgent defense. The legal cination and increasing the number of vacci- KUNA photo counsel representing the victim Lawyer Ab- nated people. Sources said the local epide- rivals rate will increase to 80 percent compared Undersecretary of the Ministry of Communications, Eng Khouloud Al-Shehab re- dul Mohsen Al-Qattan submitted a request miological situation has positive indicators to the previous decision on limiting the number ceives Tunisian Ambassador Al-Hashemi Ajili. for civil temporary compensation worth KD that might lead to the opening of more com- 5,001, and demanded death penalty for the mercial, entertainment and other establish- of arriving passengers to 1,000 per day. defendant. ments. He said the department sent a letter to the airlines Kuwait,Tunisia cooperation eyed operating at the airport, asking them to specify their desired operational rate in the coming period to set Eng Kholoud Al-Shehab, received in her ity of cooperation in several areas, ‘Taken by lottery’ ‘Amiri Decree’ the fl ight schedules and determine the number of daily office the Tunisian Ambassador to Ku- including those related to communi- fl ights starting from May 22. wait Al-Hashemi Ajili. cations and joint cooperation, discus- frees inmates Asked about the expected number of daily fl ights Al-Shehab discussed with the am- sions on cooperation in the field of KNPC offers 550 jobs to after the decision to increase the operational capacity bassador aspects of cooperation and maritime transport as well as develop- KUWAIT CITY, May 12: bilateral relations between the two ing areas of common interest between In implementation of the for arriving passengers; Al-Rahji revealed the number countries, and reviewed the possibil- both countries. new Kuwaiti engineers sublime directives of HH of daily fl ights depends on the airlines operating at the the Amir Sheikh Naw- airport, as the decision states that the maximum number ‘Gearing for return to normal life’ KUWAIT CITY, May 12: The Kuwait National Petroleum waf Al-Ahmad, and the of arrivals should not exceed 5,000 passengers per day. Company (KNPC) through lots distributed 550 jobs to new Amiri Decree No. 121 of He expects the department to receive the requests of Kuwaiti graduates, who were earlier accepted to work by the 2021, 459 inmates have companies regarding the new travel destinations next Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and its subsidiaries, benefitted some of whom week for inclusion in the operational schedules before New device for quick Covid tests reports Al-Anba daily. have been released im- May 22. He said the increase in fl ights will be appli- The sources said the representatives of all relevant authorities cable to the available travel stations with the possibility KUWAIT CITY, May 12: With increasing infections or strains enter or infi ltrate the were present when the graduates were chosen through lots. mediately and others have indications of the gradual return to normal borders through travelers, in addition to an On this occasion, the Executive Vice President for Admin- their sentences commuted of opening other destinations like Bosnia and Bodrum life and the reopening of airports, the Minis- emphasis on the availability of a vaccina- istrative and Commercial Affairs, and the offi cial spokes- while yet others who were in Turkey. try of Health is studying a number of options tion certifi cate for global vaccines, or recent person for the company, Ahed Al-Khorayef, said this batch ordered to be deported af- He added the circulars regarding travel regulations -- and solutions necessary to deal with these PCR test certifi cates obtained from overseas of engineers covers various disciplines, in addition to some ter serving their sentences, arrivals and departures -- remain in effect as there have developments, reports Al-Qabas daily. laboratories that are accredited by Kuwait’s science majors, according to the employment announcement had their deportation or- been no changes; indicating the airport currently caters According to reliable health sources, the Ministry of Health. that was published in October 2020. ders cancelled, reports Al- only to arriving Kuwaitis, their fi rst-degree relatives ministry received an offer some time ago for The sources affi rmed that the ministry is He added selecting employees through lots is the fi rst of Anba daily. and domestic workers accompanying them. He went the supply of medical devices that can pro- currently studying the fi le of these modern its kind that the company conducts remotely (online) via the This lofty initiative on to say that the list of countries from which passen- duce COVID-19 test results within 20 to 30 devices, which, if supplied, will save tens Internet, in order to ensure that it adheres to the requirements comes after the fruitful and gers are banned from entering Kuwait has not changed. seconds after conducting swab tests on those of millions of dinars, in the event that their of social distancing, to ensure the safety of everyone, noting constructive cooperation Following is a summary of procedures taken: coming into the country. registration and approval are obtained dur- that links have been sent to the new employees so that they and coordination between This test is carried out using an innova- ing the next stage. can see the lottery process and follow-up its results directly 1. Addressing the airlines operating at Kuwait In- tive, easy-to-use device that requires only They explained that the fi le will be stud- the Amiri Diwan, the Public ternational Airport to specify their desired operational on the company’s website. Prosecution and the Minis- one trained person to operate it. Each device ied from all aspects especially with regard Al-Khorayef explained the lottery was distinguished by try of Interior which helped rates, can carry out hundreds of tests per day and to reducing pressure on the health system the ease of procedures, accurate system and transparency, in the speedy completion of 2. Scheduling fl ights starting from May 22, achieve accurate results of up to 98 percent. and the workers at the airport and border noting that in addition to specifying the name of the com- the release of ‘good behav- 3. The decision to increase the number of fl ights is It is among the proposed solutions for checkpoints, as well as allocating huge Gulf health systems especially with the up- budgets for carrying out PCR and even anti- pany where the selected employee will be working, the de- ior’ prisoners. applicable to the available travel stations with the pos- partment he will join and the title of the job. sibility of opening other destinations. coming reopening of the airports in some body tests, and reducing the expenditures on The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) af- The Ministerial Com- Arabian Gulf states. medical supplies in light of the continuing mittee for Coronavirus Al-Rajhi also confi rmed the cancellation of all fl ights fi rmed that it strictly applies international laws and Kuwaiti to and from Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh All these solutions and procedures are repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (KCASR) to all licenses Emergencies approved a subject to the condition of improving the for an unknown period. and in accordance with the highest international standards, letter from the Fatwa and in line with the Cabinet’s decision in this regard; while general epidemiological indicators of The ministry is studying the extent of the reports Al-Qabas daily. Legislation Department to the air cargo fl ights continue as per schedule. COVID-19 in Kuwait and other coun- safety and reliability of these devices, tak- The DGCA said it is always striving to raise the capabili- allow its employees and He added the expatriates who want to travel to these tries that may witness positive develop- ing into consideration the fact that they were ties of its national competencies by attracting new experi- their families to enter the countries can go through the transit destinations, as ments in terms of decline in the infection approved by the British health authorities in ences. It indicated all legal measures will be taken against country, reports Al-Anba there will be no direct fl ights with these countries until rates. March after they were fi eld-tested in more anyone who questions this aspect. daily. further notice. They are aimed to ensure that no new than one sector there. ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 LOCAL 3 DIWANIYA A DIGEST OF PUBLIC OPINION ‘Endless contradictions gain foothold ... criticizing govt becomes norm’ “CONTRADICTION is an inherent characteristic of most human beings, Also: about it, and its seriousness is that it is ‘bound’ by these people. Nonetheless, we, unlike everyone’s claim that he is ideal and his actions are consistent with “The bright spots in our dear country are those who stand up in the face the people, have come to believe that its solution will only be through these people. his principles despite his certainty that it is contrary to what one claims, of corruption. They are always on the lookout to fight this menace, under the Therefore we have become not just part of the problem, but rather the problem itself!” ❑ ❑ ❑ which explains to us the reasons for the existing and ongoing disagreement direction of the wise political leadership, but unfortunately there are others and conflict between people in societies since God created the universe and who fight them and this is surprising. If we check their records and history we “Freedom of movement is one of the basic freedoms of the human being. people living in it,” columnist Oweid Al-Salili wrote for Al-Shahed daily. will wonder from where and how these people accumulated this remarkable It is stipulated in international charters, agreements and constitutions. It is a “In societies, we see this strange contradiction in all as- wealth,” columnist Dr Mohammad Khaled Al-Azmi wrote for Al-Rai daily. human right which should not be taken from humans,” columnist Dr Hind Al- pects of life which leads to the annoyance of some people “Gentlemen, we are facing a scourge that requires everyone to fight it, in order Choumar wrote for Al-Anba daily. and the tension of others and the indifference of the rest to besiege the transgressions and spoilers in our dear homeland, so where are the “Therefore, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Com- and those who live day and night with the reality full of supervisory authorities of what is happening in the departments and sectors of some mission on Human Rights have warned against violating this right under any strange contradictions. government agencies? It is not surprising that corruption has destroyed nations. In pretext amid measures being taken by countries to contain an epidemic or pan- “The forms of contradiction are too many, but the clearest my opinion, the corrupt people are those who are not only unpatriotic but they do not demic such as the novel coronavirus or AIDS. contradiction that everyone sees is the advice of that doctor have conscience to prevent them from practicing corruption. “Some are regarded as measures which must be taken, but the world has to his patients to refrain from smoking because of the harm it “And then we turn our attention to the distinguished Council of Ministers, become a small village and these measures will not be immune to inquiries in causes to the health but at a time the same doctor cannot quit ‘Why these people are not investigated to find out the source of their wealth, international forums. The biggest challenge is to take measures based on scien- smoking and by this he applies to himself the words of God particularly those who hold senior positions in the government be they under- tific pillars without repercussions on basic human rights, such as the freedom Almighty in Surat Al-Baqarah: ‘Do you command people with secretaries or the so-called Directors-General and Deputy Directors-General, of movement. righteousness and forget yourselves’. Al-Salili and some of those in supervisory positions in order to eliminate or even reduce “Freedom of movement may not have a share of public awareness like other “In our society, the contradiction has become a phenom- financial and administrative corruption. rights, for example, freedom of opinion and expression, for which the world enon because of the freedom and democracy that the country enjoys, so we see “It is the corrupt who paralyzes the nation and ‘he’ is the one who has taken celebrates annual occasions to raise awareness, such as the common interna- that apparent contradiction in everyone which is what happened and what is us to the brink of disaster – the disaster that we hope to eliminate, so that citi- tional days celebrated every year. In this manner, public awareness is raised by happening when more than one opinion is given about one topic, especially in zens can enjoy a carefree free life away from all kinds of disturbances and news spotlighting them through various media outlets, international organizations, political, social and other aspects. about corruption. opinion writers and civil society.” “One of the contradictions surfaced in our society when the Covid-19 pan- “Kuwaiti citizens -- God willing -- have the ability to find documents prov- ❑ ❑ ❑ demic swept the world and the cases continued to spiral, everyone began to ing corruption involving any unscrupulous official, and are able to give expla- direct criticism at the government, demanding closure of the country and the nation present facts to the judiciary so necessary legal measures can be taken “Interest in charitable, humanitarian and volunteer works, which the pillars imposition of a total ban and after the government adopted these measures, against every transgressor and thief of public money.” and components of the State with various names and levels are monitoring and those same voices condemned the government action and demanded lifting the ❑ ❑ ❑ paying attention to, confirm that the approach of Ibrahim Taher Al-Baghli for ban on the pretext of its futility. Ideal Son (righteous son) Charitable Foundation has been following for 14 “The pictures of our strange contradiction did not stop. When major pharma- “Where will the current events take us? This is a very difficult question... years is right. Up to this day, the foundation is heading towards the right direc- ceutical companies announced the availability of a vaccine against the Corona Here we do not mean the resignation of the government or the departure of its tion in establishing the foundations and strengthening the pillars of volunteer virus, many attacked the Ministry of Health under the pretext that it was late people from political action. We are not implying the dissolution of the Na- and humanitarian works among individuals and civil, charitable and private and slow in vaccination compared to other countries, and after the availability tional Assembly as a constitutional solution and its return after 60 days, or an institutions,” columnist and Board Chairman of Taher Al-Baghli Ideal Son of the vaccine and in a large quantity, the same voices came out warning of a unconstitutional solution for an unknown period as is being rumored”, colum- Charitable Foundation Ibrahim Taher Al-Baghli wrote for Annahar daily. global conspiracy targeting people through the vaccine and called to avoid get- nist Dr. Ali Al-Zuabi wrote for Al-Shahid daily. “This puts us in front of a responsibility to implement projects, activities, pro- ting vaccinated. “What is meant is not this or that! People go, whether ministers or MPs, and grams and volunteer activities. It encourages us to maintain and activate such gains “Another picture of the contradiction is calls at the beginning of the Corona their presence today or tomorrow will never harm. Rather, all the fear is on the for the consolidation of volunteer, humanitarian and charitable works. It highlights crisis to close schools and opt for distance education keeping in mind the safety course of parliamentary life and the freedoms associated with it in terms of the importance of putting into action the general policies of the State of Kuwait re- of students and actually education was suspended. However, the same voices behavior and thought. This is what I meant when I wondered where the current garding the promotion and development of the virtue of righteousness in all of its after a short period of time criticized the Ministry of Education for its reliance events are leading us to. forms among individuals and non-government organizations (NGOs). on distance learning and renewed their demands to return to study citing the “Unfortunately, in the Arab world particularly in Kuwait, there is the pres- “We believe that volunteer work is a noble human, religious and societal neighboring countries, as an example. ence of the cult of worship of ‘the individual’, which is usually portrayed as a value as a person does it without being forced by others to do so. It is an inter- “The Ministry responded with its plan for the next academic year, and those same necessity for his followers. Here we find that the political ‘approach’ or ‘phi- nal will with the predominance of the authority of good over the evil. It is a sign voices now condemn the return to schools and imposing paper tests for the twelfth losophy’, and the general agendas associated with it are not an inevitable condi- of the prosperity of society. grade students under the pretext of protecting children from the virus. tion for any leader or MP, but rather the ‘emotional attachment’ or ‘intellectual “Volunteering is a great option when it comes to providing yourself with a “Endless contradictions and these are just simple examples of reality which obsession’ with that person is what is likely to be accepted or hated by a group. new opportunity in different areas of life that gives you the ability to meet new confirms that many people have a superficial view of things and interpret events “There is love for individuals, and not their ideas, principles, or trends. This people, expand your contacts and help you move out of your comfort zone, according to their temporary interest and put blame on the government for not is not commendable, and it will not leave anything but instant deterioration of making you more confident while improving your social skills and your abil- paying attention to their ideas at a time the government looks at scientific meth- the situation. The crisis will unfortunately not be resolved because it is driven ity to communicate effectively with your social surroundings. Volunteer work ods, tactful plans and skilled technical capabilities to implement decisions that by people and aimed to achieve the goals of people. brings out the beautiful essence of the individual and the group.” benefit the society and the state.” “It is not an intellectual crisis, for example, until we negotiate and debate or argue — Compiled by Ahmad Al-Shazli ‘Mass exodus leads to sharp Other Voices Humanitarian loss missed! By Ahmad alsarraf Palestinian families claiming their right in the homes that they sought refuge in 1956, after decline in domestic workers’ n a Saturday afternoon of a quiet the catastrophe of 1948. Ospring, a bearded man pulled over The settlers claim that the homes became near the ‘Sayed Al-Shuhada’ school on theirs after the 1967 war, and the Palestinians ‘83,000 permits cancelled in two months’ the outskirts of the capital, Kabul, where say that the West Bank was under the rule boys and girls study of Jordan before the 1967 war and that the in three shifts per government of Jordan promised to register KUWAIT CITY, May day, and deliber- the homes in their names and handed over 12: The recent statis- ately detonated his them some of them. booby-trapped car Fortunately, no Palestinian has been killed tics from the Public as the innocent girls in the clashes with the Israeli soldiers and Authority for Man- left the school, fol- settlers and the various confrontations in the lowed by two more Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood so far, com- power (PAM) revealed explosions, which a sharp decline in the pared to the terrible number of deaths in the ripped the bodies Sayed al-Shuhada school bombing. number of domestic of 85 schoolboys in However the tweeters and activists workers in the coun- front of the eyes of were silent and all our newspapers, includ- their families who try – which is akin alsarraf ing Al-Qabas, were silent about the crimi- were waiting for nal act as if the killing of 85 young Af- to ‘mass exodus’ – as them. In the bombings, nearly 150 oth- ghan girls, and the wounding of hundreds more than 83,000 resi- ers, including a child, a woman and a man in the school explosion occurred a century dency permits were were wounded while some of them were ago and on another planet, and not on the shopping for the Ramadan holiday. morning of Aug 5, 2021, at a time when cancelled within two Because of the atrocity of the crime or the the clashes between Palestinians and Jew- months due to expira- inhumane massacre of innocent children, the ish settlers were fully covered in almost all tion, non-renewal or Taleban denied responsibility for the incident newspapers published in their front pages. workers leaving the and the ‘Islamic State’ kept mum but this did None of the religious organizations not absolve them either of their responsibility in our wonderful Islamic world uttered country permanently, as they have never concealed their hatred for a word of protest against the crime that reports Al-Rai daily. the Shiites wherever they are. took place in Afghanistan, and we ignore This is something that refl ects the ugly According to the statis- the sectarian side of the incident but what sectarian confl ict between the two sects and about the humanitarian side, and the kill- tics, the number of domes- their revenge for each other whose motives ing of this large number of innocent girls tic workers decreased by can be understood by a distant and neutral in an unprecedented bombing incident? 84,463 or 11.59 percent observer but making young fl owering girls a What about the future of girls education in from February to April; target means the issue is not only sectarian our countries, or is Afghanistan not one of us indicating the total number but it sends a message to every Afghan who and we are not part of it, and its victims are insists on providing the simplest types of ed- worthy as material for journalistic excitement? of domestic workers regis- ucation for his children including daughters. “Our commitment to the Palestinian tered in the Ministry of In- Similar criminal bombing took place cause has not changed, are our hearts com- terior as of April reached almost two months ago by armed Talebani pletely devoid of humanity? 636,525 compared to attack on Kabul University, killing dozens We congratulate member of the Muslim 719,988 in February. of university students, professors, and em- Brotherhood, Mr. Mansour Abbas who Photo by Samer Shaqair ployees. has been chosen as the deputy in the Is- Kuwaitis and people from other Arab nationalities gather at the Erada Square protesting the Israeli atrocities. In a related development, the Department for Regulat- On the day of the same criminal explosion raeli Knesset, on the same day the clashes in the sisterly Afghanistan, a day before and occurred. We wonder why the Brother- ing the Recruitment of Do- two days later, the streets of the Sheikh Jarrah Kuwaitis condemn Israeli attacks mestic Workers disclosed hood’s international organization is silent neighborhood in East Jerusalem witnessed and at this particular time about this choice that the following complaints tensions and clashes between Palestinian were filed as of April -- 19 and not condemning his action at least! Political activists and civil commu- brutal Israeli attacks and the acts of Kuwait, since the past six decades, civilians on the one hand and Israeli settlers ❑ ❑ ❑ nity organizations demonstrated the Israeli army to seize the homes has kept the issue of Palestine alive complaints from an employer and soldiers on the other, against the back- at the Al-Erada Square in solidar- of Jerusalemites, especially in the and the future generations will con- against an office or company, drop of a long-standing legal case fi led by 24 e-mail: [email protected] ity with the Palestinian people to Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, in an tinue to follow this policy. 95 complaints from a worker denounce the crimes of the Is- attempt to empty the Holy City of its The participants held banners against an employer, 162 raeli occupation in Jerusalem and residents and displace its people. denouncing the Israeli aggression complaints referred to the ju- atrocities committed in the Al-Aqsa MP Hamad Al-Matar said the Ku- and demanding that the Zionist diciary, 115 absconding com- Mosque compound. waiti people were, are and will remain entity be held accountable for its plaints referred to the judi- The participants denounced the a part of this nation, indicating that crimes. ciary, 97 complaints from an employer against the worker and 32 passport-related com- Tech problem ‘Work continues at full swing’ plaints; while 123 complaints were settled amicably. halts ‘output’ Meanwhile, Director PART completes 2nd S.Surrah phase General of the Public Au- KUWAIT CITY, May 12, thority for Agriculture Af- (KUNA): The Kuwait Na- By Muhammad Ghanem pected to be closed at the end of this fairs and Fish Resources tional Petroleum Company Al-Seyassah Staff week. (PAAAFR) Sheikh Mu- announced suspending pro- The sources pointed out that the hammad Al-Youssef has duction at some units of the KUWAIT CITY, May 12: The Pub- approved the remuneration Mina Al-Abdullah refinery most important objectives of the proj- lic Authority for Roads and Trans- ect are the ease access to Jaber Al- list; leading to the issuance due to the stoppage of steam portation (PART) inaugurated yes- of an administrative deci- generating units. Ahmad Hospital and reduction of road sion on granting excellent The company teams are terday evening the second phase on congestion in the area, while ensuring performance bonus to 1,850 racing against the time to the Sixth Ring Road in the direction that future traffic demands are met, employees in the authority resume operation at these of Jahra in the vicinity of the Minis- and the capacity of roads in the area -- a total of KD 560,000, units and restore the full tries Zone in South Surrah, measur- is increased, in addition to improv- reports Al-Rai daily. capacity of the refinery as ing 2.5 km for the two lanes on the ing and developing existing networks On the other hand, reli- soon as possible, the com- left with ‘SuperPave’ asphalt as part able sources told the daily pany’s deputy CEO for of facilities, services and safety stan- that Sheikh Muhammad administrative and com- of the infrastructure project in South dards. Al-Yousef will issue a de- mercial affairs and offi- Surrah. The sources stated this is one of the cision after the Eid Al-Fitr cial spokesman Ahed Al- Well-informed sources in the au- most important infrastructure devel- holiday to reconstitute the Khurayif told KUNA. thority stated PART continues to work opment projects, which consists of Agricultural Land Com- He, however, noted that with full force. The first phase helped the construction and maintenance of mittee, which has been in the exportation operations operation for three years, are undergoing as planned open the four lanes for vehicular traf- roads and bridges, a rainwater reten- in order to activate its role and had not been affected by fic and work is underway to begin the tion tank, sewers, drains and other ser- in the speedy completion the emergency suspension of third phase in the eastern part, which vices for the region’s roads sector near of the transactions of farm production of these units. is about 2 km long and the road is ex- Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital. owners. ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 LOCAL 4

Eid greetings exchanged Development of touristic facilities Amir congratulates Jordan’s in Kuwait delayed due to Covid-19 King and Egyptian president KUWAIT CITY, May 12, His Highness the Amir on the (KUNA): His Highness the Amir same occasion, wishing him ever- ‘Pandemic negatively hits level of liquidity at public reserve fund’ Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad lasting good health and Kuwait Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Tuesday more progress and prosperity phoned King Abdullah II of under his wise leadership. KUWAIT CITY, May 12: The Touristic Enterprises It explained that the pandemic has negatively affected the level Jordan on the advent of Eid Also, His Highness the Amir Company says it was scheduled to launch the pro- of liquidity at the public reserve fund, and the Kuwait Investment Al-Fitr. congratulated, via phone, cess for the development of some touristic facilities in Authority has requested the company to submit its perceptions re- During the telephone call, His Egyptian President Abdelfattah garding postponing the payments agreed upon within the frame- Highness the Amir expressed sin- Al-Sisi on the advent of Eid the country in a comprehensive manner based on the work of the strategy and the work plan. The company has submit- cere congratulations to the Al-Fitr. company’s strategy that was approved by the Kuwait ted its perceptions to implement this and is awaiting the decision Jordanian King on the advent of In his call, His Highness the Eid al-Fitr, praying to Allah the Amir wished many happy returns Investment Authority (KIA). However, this has been in that regard. Almighty that this occasion will of the dear occasion for both Arab delayed due to the exceptional circumstances that the The company’s statement was part of the response of the Minister of Fi- nance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment Khalifa be repeated with further blessings nations. country is going through because of the COVID-19 Hamadah to a parliamentary question issued by MP Muhalhal Khalid Al- and goodness on the two coun- He also wished President pandemic, reports Al-Anba daily. Mudhaf about the reasons behind the delay in the changes decided for the tries, and Arab and Muslim Al-Sisi everlasting wellbeing and nations. for the Egypt greater security and Entertainment City, Green Island, His Highness the Amir wished stability. the People’s Marine Club, the the King good health and Jordan President Al-Sisi thanked His Yacht Club, Al-Shaab Entertain- ment Park, Al-Sabahiya Park, Ma- further safety, security and prog- Highness the Amir for the good rah Land, and the Swimming Pool ress. gesture which mirrors the depth Complex. Meanwhile, King Abdullah of relations between the two Regarding the operational status thanked His Highness the Amir nations. of the aforementioned facilities, for this call which embodies the He wished His Highness the the company explained that it pro- deep-rooted relations between the Amir everlasting wellbeing and vides its services to the pioneers two countries. for Kuwait more progress and in its current technical condition, The King also congratulated welfare under his wise leadership. with the exception of the Sabahiya and Shaab gardens, and to the peo- ple, taking into account the deci- sion taken by the Cabinet regard- ing the operation of the facilities according to the operational stages of return based on the reports of the health agencies in this regard, with reference to the Entertain- ment City site that has been des- ignated and handed over to the Amiri Diwan. Strategy Its strategy, which was ap- Indian envoy during his meeting with Ali M. Al-Dukhan. proved by the Kuwait Investment Authority, and the updated strat- egy include the comprehensive Indian envoy meets chief of Kuwait Airways Corporation development of some of the facili- ties that the company is licensed to The Indian Ambassador Sibi George During the meeting both sides sector, Diaspora related matters, met Ali M. Al-Dukhan, Chairman of discussed ways of enhancing bilat- assistance in the fi ght against Cov- utilize. When a decision is issued Kuwait Airways Corporation. eral cooperation in the civil aviation id-19, and issues of mutual interest. by the Kuwait Investment Author- ity regarding the updated strategy, direct operations in developing the HH the Crown Prince with HH the Premier. MoSA teams check on unlicensed advertisements facilities will be launched. It has concluded a contract to develop Nuwaiseeb Guest ‘No serious violations recorded in charity work’ House. The procedures for sign- ing a contract to develop the Ras KUWAIT CITY, May 12: The dan, saying the team ran a check The sources explained during El Ard Club are being completed. Ministry of Social Affairs told on unlicensed advertisements the fi rst week after the Eid Al- There is also a tender for the de- the Al-Anba daily that minis- in social media, in addition to Fitr, the team will submit its fi nal velopment of the Messilah Beach try’s follow-up teams have not monitoring a number of kiosks report on the violations that were project. The Ministry of Public Works, in coordination with the recorded any serious violations which collect donations in-kind, detected throughout the month of Touristic Enterprises Company in charity work during the last reports Al-Anba daily quoting Ramadan to offi cials in the min- and other competent authorities, ten days of the month of Rama- reliable sources. istry. is in charge of developing the beachfront. Regarding the reasons for re- structuring the Touristic Enterpris- es Company, the company stated that the strategic plan approved by the Kuwait Investment Authority included a comprehensive restruc- turing of the company, indicating that it is awaiting a decision re- garding the updated strategy and the consequent preparation of the timetables necessary for its imple- mentation. It explained that the reasons for KUNA photos conducting studies on restructur- HH the Crown Prince (right) with HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad. ing the company are many, the most important of which is the fact that most of the company’s facili- Audiences of HH the Crown Prince ties are worn out and requires re- consideration of the commercial His Highness the Crown Prince Hamad Al-Sabah. Earlier on Mon- and operational model followed Sheikh Meshaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber day, His Highness the Crown Prince Al-Sabah received, at Bayan Palace received at Bayan Palace, His High- by the company in order for it to on Tuesday, Highness the Prime ness Sheikh Nasser Mohammad Al- carry out the tasks of developing Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al- Ahmad Al-Sabah. (KUNA) and operating those facilities and implementing the goals for which it was established. This comes ac- Permanent co-op being appreciated cording to a strategic plan, the im- plementation of which depends on a comprehensive restructuring to achieve the greatest possible use PHFA honors group of doctors & of the company’s human and ma- terial resources. specialists in psychological dept Conclusion KUWAIT CITY, May 12: The Concerning the latest strat- Patients Helping Fund egy proposed in the company and Association (PHFA) honored a based on the State Audit Bureau’s report for the 2017/2018 fi scal group of doctors and specialists year regarding the company’s working for the psychological conclusion of contracts for the and social service departments development of the touristic park in hospitals, in appreciation of project and the water park project their role, efforts and permanent in Khiran, the company said its cooperation with the association strategy, which was approved by in the interest of patients, reports the Kuwait Investment Authority, Al-Rai daily. included a plan to develop pro- jects in several stages, including “We are keen to provide psy- the two aforementioned projects chological, moral and material based on a ten-year fi nancial plan. support to patients in hospitals However, the liquidity crisis has in a cooperative manner to the prevented its implementation and fullest extent,” said the director the company is awaiting the ap- of the Women’s Activity proval of the updated strategy and Department, Safa’a Abdin, and One of the honorees. the new decision regarding it. then “we had to thank them, The company said the current facilities licensed for the company show generosity and return Patient Aid Fund Association to use in accordance with its con- something to them.” represented in the management tract with the Ministry of Finance Among the honorees were Dr. of women’s activities and its are the following - Shaab Park, Ali Al-Mulla, Director of the constant support for children in Sabahiya Park, Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh National Bank Hospital, Dr. entertainment and awareness Park, Al-Shaab Marine Club, Ras Nayef Al-Harbi, Director of through the children’s clubs Al-Ard Club, Fahaheel Marine Al-Sabah Hospital, Dr. Iman present in the hospitals com- Club, Messilah Beach, Egaila Al-Enezi, Head of the Children’s plete with all the games and Beach and Kuwait Towers. Also, there is Jahra entertainment hall Department at Al-Sabah activities that the child may (under a judicial dispute), Khairan Hospital, Fatima Al-Najjar, need. chalets used by the Ministry of Head of the Social Service For her part, Kholoud Health for building a fi eld hospital, Department at Ibn Sina Hospital, Al-Otaibi, said cooperation with Al-Tal Restaurant (under a judicial and Kholoud Al-Otaibi, Head of the Patient Aid Fund is continu- dispute), two fast food restaurants the Psychological Service ous and distinct through a pack- in Al-Bidaa area, the triangle res- Department at Al-Sabah age of activities distributed taurant, the circular restaurant in Hospital. throughout the year, in order to Failaka Island, which is unused, waterfront phases (fi rst and sec- Dr. Iman Al-Enezi, head of achieve lofty goals that are ond), Failaka chalets (unused land the children’s department at embodied in the happiness of only), and guest houses in Abdali, Al-Sabah Hospital, stressed on sick children and their recre- Salmi and Nuwaiseeb areas. the vital role played by the ation. ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 LOCAL 5

KUNA photos Kuwait Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah with his Spanish counterpart Arancha Gonzalez Laya. Kuwait, Spain foreign ministers hold talks, seek closer ties

The foreign ministers of Kuwait and Spain held talks Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser ers, which serve the best interests of their people, major deals, chief among them a memorandum of on Monday over bilateral relations, marking the 60th Al-Sabah’s talks with his Spanish counterpart according to a statement by the Kuwaiti Foreign understanding for bilateral political talks, an agree- anniversary of diplomatic ties with a common push to Arancha Gonzalez Laya underscored the mutual Ministry. ment for diplomatic cooperation and mutual visa bolster cooperation. desire to improve bilateral ties, bringing to fruition The talks come as the Kuwaiti top diplomat start- exemption treatment for diplomatic passport hold- Kuwait Foreign Minister and Minister of State for the ambitions of the two countries’ respective lead- ed an official visit to Madrid, sealing a number of ers. (KUNA) ‘Bayanati’ ‘Housing issue being used to push IBS has developed a new online financial database for approval of ... Public Debt Law’ KUWAIT CITY, May 12: Prof Dr Yaqoub Al-Rifai, General Director – Institute of Banking Studies, stated that the institute has been MP expresses astonishment at ‘declared position of MoF ... ’ preparing and issuing annual financial reports for more than thirty years that include the finan- KUWAIT CITY, May 12: cial analysis of the financial state- The financial crisis that ments of the institutions listed on Kuwait is suffering from the Kuwait Stock Exchange. The institute has developed a new due to the COVID-19 pan- online financial database under the demic and the decline in oil name “Bayanati” that includes a prices is approaching a time series of those data arranged limit that the most pessi- according to the sector of compa- Dr Yaqoub Al-Rifai, General nies listed on the Kuwait Stock Director – Institute of Banking mistic experts did not Exchange. Studies. expect from a country that Dr. Al-Rifai added that during is known for its wealth and the year 2020/2021, the Institute of ed reports. He also explained that Banking Studies has developed in the new service site, the tables the prosperity of its society, and updated the electronic finan- have been updated by adding reports Al-Qabas daily. cial database service “Bayanati”, charts to give an understanding The crisis in the country through the redesign and develop- and clarification of the reports and excludes the scenario of withdraw- KUNA photo ment of the “Bayanati” website facilitate the comparison process ing from the future generation His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah receives Bahrain’s Minister of Finance using modern technology to between the performances of the and National Economy Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa. improve the interface of the site, fund and the inability to pay the companies. Charts that include bar salaries of employees. As per what and redesign the reports available charts, pie charts, and line graphs Kuwait PM receives letter from Bahrain’s Crown Prince, PM on it with technology Preparing have also been added. In addition the government announced previ- recent reports for all sectors to the two standards of analytical ously, the crisis extended to the government’s inability to finance His Highness the Prime Minister bilateral ties. Prime Minister at Bayan Palace. (Kuwaiti banks, listed financial functions, comparison Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad The letter was handed over by The meeting was attended by companies, listed non-financial (Benchmark) and filtering func- projects that affect the stability and Al-Sabah received Tuesday a letter Bahrain’s Minister of Finance and Minister of Finance and Minister of companies and Gulf banks), in tions, to the new design in the security of the nation. from Bahrain’s Crown Prince and National Economy Sheikh Salman State for Economic Affairs and addition to listing the names of same report pages, which facili- Taking the housing issue for instance, Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa during a Investment Khalifa Hamada. companies listed on the Kuwait tates data extraction and reports the parliament’s Housing Affairs Al-Khalifa on ways of boosting meeting with His Highness the (KUNA) Stock Exchange and linking them for service users. Committee said it had received a notifi- to the corresponding reports of the Dr. Yaqoub Al-Rifai clarified cation from the government stating that concerned companies according to that the institute is confident that it was unable to finance the South the aforementioned sectors, in the “Bayanati” service is one of the Sabah Al-Ahmad and South Saad order to help customers using the leading sources of financial data on Al-Abdullah housing projects due to “Bayanati” service. “To access the the Internet, and considers the ser- the budget deficit, which threatens all corresponding reports for each vice an indispensable tool for of the housing projects in the country. company, which were included in everyone who analyzes the corpo- The public debt bill appeared from the current website, and their relat- rate sector in the State of Kuwait. the window for financing housing projects, as it is a solution that the government wants to resort to in order to cover the deficit. ‘Decision to ban entry of expat remains’ Controversial This bill has always been a contro- Union criticizes decision to continue versial matter in the parliament, as it was inherited from the previous parlia- ment. The MPs have warned that the closure of eateries, cafes during Eid government’s talk about its inability to KUWAIT CITY, May 12: Head of members at three hours instead of release funds to finance the aforemen- the Kuwait Union of Restaurants, tioned housing project is “an entry six hours for the same ceiling fee of point for imposing the public debt law, Cafes and Catering Services Fahad KD3,000 in the first or second which was rejected by parliament”. Al-Arbash expressed his disap- semester, reports Al-Jarida daily MP Saleh Al-Mutairi revealed that Photo by Rizk Taufiq pointment about the government’s quoting sources. the Ministry of Finance and the Kuwait Race against time to build the vaccination center at the South Island at Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Bridge. decision to continue the closure of Sources explained that faculty Investment Authority have informed dine-in services in restaurants and members are paid overtime for the the parliament’s Housing Affairs May 15 set to complete work cafes, reports Al-Anba daily. additional hours they work outside Committee that there are no financial He stressed that the owners of their teaching load for the semester. allocations for South Sabah Al-Ahmad restaurants and cafes were waiting and South Saad Al-Abdullah projects Sources said the Faculty due to which applications cannot be Work in full swing at Jaber Bridge ‘jab center’ impatiently for the ban to be lifted Members Association at PAAET and for the return of activity again allocated to citizens on the waiting list. submitted the proposal a long time He said, “We were surprised that the By Muhammad Ghanem after a long interruption. ago in order to be equal with their Ministry of Finance did not complete Al-Seyassah Staff In a press statement, Al-Arbash the financial allocations, as if it was Young bedoun held for beating Indian explained that the Eid holidays are counterparts at Kuwait University. KUWAIT CITY, May 12: The Sources added the association pre- telling us that the budget deficit exists. usually considered as an apt time It is clear that this aspect is being Ministry of Health is working on a Citizen shoots at neighbour’s vehicle for restaurants to achieve good sented the proposal to Minister of pushed by talking about the need of project for the Covid-19 vaccina- sales that are able to offset the Education Dr Ali Al-Mudhaf who imposing a public debt law.” tion center on the South Island By Munif Nayef A case has been filed against the losses they incurred over several promised to reconsider it. Al-Mutairi went on to say, “People located at the Sheikh Jaber Al-Seyassah Staff neighbor and he has been sum- months. However, the govern- On the other hand, sources were hoping for good in terms of a Al-Ahmad Bridge, which is moned for interrogation. ment’s decision disappointed a revealed the remainder of the speedy allotment after the long talk expected to be completed next KUWAIT CITY, May 12: A Meanwhile, personnel from the large segment of restaurant owners. extraordinary semester bonus for about watering down obstacles in the Kuwaiti has filed a complaint with Hawalli Security Directorate have South Saad Al-Abdullah project. In the Saturday, May 15. He affirmed that the union will last summer, which was postponed The Al-Seyassah daily surveyed the Saad Al-Abdullah Police arrested a young bedoun for beating end, the government’s response came Station accusing his neighbour of an Indian, stealing his vehicle and not be silent about this matter, and in the new fiscal year and estimated in this manner, which is strange because the conditions at the site as work is it will present its denunciations to at 50 percent of the basic bonus, shooting at his vehicle because of colliding with several other vehicles. the duty of the Ministry of Finance is to proceeding in full swing to finish the differences between them. A security source said the sus- both the Council of Ministers and will be disbursed after sending the set an adequate budget for these proj- on time, especially building vacci- the National Assembly, especially money to the Central Bank of ects, not to come to us without a solu- After the complaint was filed pect attacked the Indian in Hawalli nation ‘cabins’, infrastructure. securitymen rushed to the site of and escaped in his vehicle and in in light of the suffering of restau- Kuwait to be deposited in the tion. This is a disaster for those who Tremendous efforts are being rant owners and their inability to applied for such plots and for the peo- the incident and found a bullet hole an attempt to escape he collided accounts of faculty members. exerted by the field teams which in the vehicle of the complainant. with several other vehicles. pay their rents or the salaries of ❑ ❑ ❑ ple of Kuwait in general.” have been formed by the Kuwait their employees because of such Solutions Integrated Petroleum Industries MoC details on mail sorting: The decisions. Al-Mutairi expressed his astonish- Company and the Kuwait Oil of temporary buildings or what is and paths to enter the area in the ❑ ❑ ❑ Ministry of Communications ment at “the declared position of the Company supervising the prepara- called the “vaccination booths”, in best interest of public services and announced the total numbers of the ‘Ban remains in effect’: The dec- Ministry of Finance, which said there tion of the site and the installation addition to determining the routes support. incoming and outgoing mails in the are no financial funds because this is ision to ban the entry of expatriates Sorting and Dispatching Center in not true. These are projects that were to the country remains in effect, as March 2021. The number of incom- supposed to have priority, instead of the Council of Ministers did not leaving Kuwaiti families to search for mention lifting the ban in its recent ing parcels was 1,730, of which 1,432 were express mail. The total housing without a solution. The lack of decisions, reports Al-Rai daily readiness of the government is the best quoting reliable sources. number of regular local mails was evidence of the failure of the Minister According to the council, only 589, and registered local mails was of Finance and the Prime Minister.” citizens and their first-degree rela- 1,293, reports Al-Anba daily. He indicated that the Ministry of tives who traveled abroad are per- As for the outgoing mail, the Finance informed the Public Authority mitted to enter the country; while number of packages reached 1095 for Housing Welfare (PAHW) about the Directorate General of Civil including 471 regular packages and the lack of funds for these areas under 428 local domestic mails. The total the pretext of deficit in the budget, indi- Aviation (DGCA) said Kuwait cating that this is “an excuse worse than International Airport is currently number of regular mails was 410 a sin. What is worse is that the Ministry operating at only 10 percent of its and external registered mails was of Finance, whose minister was absent capacity, sources disclosed. 93. from the important meeting, did not Sources added expatriates and In a related context, informed provide solutions to this impasse”. Kuwaitis are permitted to depart sources from the Ministry of Al-Mutairi declared the determina- from Kuwait International Airport, Communications affirmed that tion of the parliament’s Housing but they are obligated to register on minister Dr Rana Al-Faris has Affairs Committee to “request a spe- the travel platform ‘Kuwait cial session before Eid al-Adha in emphasized the need to hold order to discuss this matter”. Mosafer’ and citizens must be vac- accountable any negligence at work He said, “The officials are required cinated. and to honor the dedicated staff. to own up to their responsibilities so ❑ ❑ ❑ She said this after making field that the people know who is behind the Bid to calculate OT: The Board of visits to several offices of the postal delay in the long-awaited projects” sector and discovering employees Al-Mutairi warned against “using Directors of the Public Authority the housing issue as a way to pass the for Applied Education and Training who were working outside official Public Debt Law that the government (PAAET) will discuss in its next working hours at a time when in wants. At a rate of KD 5 billion for a meeting the proposal to calculate some sectors, offices are almost period of five years, it is unaccept- the overtime ceiling of faculty empty of employees. able”. ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 LOCAL 6

Meet aims to seek solutions in achieving food security on internal front Ministers seek ways to enhance role of agricultural sector KUWAIT CITY, May 12, (KUNA): this trade. Minister of State for Municipal Affairs The sources stated the meeting also and Minister of State for Housing and discussed the appropriate mechanism Urban Development Shaya Al-Shaya to ensure fair pricing of national agri- discussed with Minister of Commerce cultural produce and to fi x a minimum and Industry Dr. Abdullah Al-Salman price to cover their costs and to achieve during a meeting, Tuesday, ways to en- fair margins of profi ts for farmers to en- hance the role of the agricultural sector sure the sustainability of the sector and in the country and fi nd necessary solu- to fi nd returns commensurate with the tions to push this vital sector towards diffi culty and hardships of agricultural achieving food security on the internal produce taking into account the diffi - front. cult climatic conditions in the country. The meeting, which was held the The sources indicated that the appro- Commerce Ministry headquarters, also priate mechanism for this will be dis- discussed the proposal submitted by cussed after the Eid Al-Fitr holiday, to Public Authority for Agricultural Af- list the required products and their costs. fairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) The meeting was attended by the Chair- means of support for the local produce man of the PAAAFR Board of Directors and strengthening of the efforts of na- Dr. Muhammad Al-Ahmad, Director tional farmers during high production General of the National Fund for Small periods or what he called the ‘agricul- and Medium Enterprises Development tural calendar’ saying this is one of the KUNA photos and Care Adel Al-Hassawi, Assistant demands of to the agricultural sector in Minister of State for Municipal Affairs and Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development Shaya Al-Shaya discussed with Minister of Commerce Undersecretary for Technical Affairs the country. and Industry Dr. Abdullah Al-Salman during a meeting at the Commerce Ministry headquarters. and Trade Development Muhammad Reliable sources said it was agreed Al-Enezi, and Assistant Undersecretary to determine the agricultural produce termine their seasons, the quantities of consumption thereof, and the quantities take an appropriate decision that guar- produce in the local market in line with for Corporate Affairs and Commercial during the agricultural calendar, de- national produce, the volume of local to be imported of the same products to antees priority and support for the local international agreements organizing Licenses Dr. Saleh Al-Aqili. Kuwaiti volunteers beat all odds to ‘serve needy & less fortunate’

Kuwait Embassy in New Delhi distributes food kits

KUWAIT CITY, May 12, (Agencies): As always young Kuwaiti volunteers have proved beyond doubt that they are the true children of the nation when it comes to humanitarian service, reports KUNA photo Al-Seyassah daily. Kuwait Embassy in New Delhi distributing food kits to many families in dif- In spite of the high temperature ferent states in the holy month of Ramadan under supervision of Kuwait during the day in Ramadan, the vol- Awqaf Public Foundation. unteers were seen moving from one region to another to distribute Rama- dan ‘Iftar’ meals to the workers at their work sites, with love and affec- tion, to bring joy to the faces of the less fortunate people. These young men and women have proven that they continue to carry the banner of humanity through their char- ity work walking in the footsteps of their forefathers. Elsewhere, Kuwait Embassy in New Delhi announced on Tuesday that it has distributed food kits to many families in different states in the holy month of Ramadan under supervision of Kuwait Awqaf Public Foundation. In a statement to Kuwait News Agen- cy (KUNA), Kuwait Embassy in New Delhi said that it distributed around 1,660 food kits to the needy people in different Indian states in cooperation with several Indian charity organiza- tions. Ambassador Jassem Al-Najem Young Kuwaiti volunteers ready to distribute Ramadan ‘Iftar’ meals. thanked Kuwait Awqaf Public Founda- tion and the generous people of Kuwait for extending a helping hand to the poor and needy in India at this time as the country is passing through diffi cult circumstances due to the devastating COVID-19 pandemic. Philanthropic This annual philanthropic project of The Guest Show poster Kuwait carried out in different parts of the world emphasizes the humanitarian role of Kuwait and its people, and em- bodies the meanings of giving. Meanwhile, Kuwaiti Ambassador to India Jassem Al-Najem said the Indian ‘TGS’ features US envoy Naval Ship -- INS Kolkata -- was the fi rst vessel of the Indian Navy to reach Indian port carrying relief from Kuwait, in its special Eid edition reports Al-Jarida quoting the Ambas- In its special Eid edition this the region. A fi rm supporter of sador’s statement to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). The Ambassador Thursday The Guest Show on gender equality and women’s disclosed the ship, which departed from Radio Kuwait (@10am&10pm, empowerment, Ambassador Shuwaikh Port Wednesday, transported 93.3 FM, 963AM) presents HE Romanowski has actively men- 40 metric tons of liquid oxygen and 200 Alina L Romanowski, Ambas- tored women in the national oxygen cylinders. “A few more ships sador of the United States to security apparatus of her coun- carrying 175 tons of liquid oxygen and Kuwait. A career member of try. She has received multiple about 2,400 oxygen cylinders are on the Senior Executive Service, awards including Presidential their way to India,” he added. Al-Najem reiterated that Kuwait is Ambassador Romanowski is a Distinguished Rank Award for keen on alleviating the suffering of the trailblazer who has served her Senior Executive Service. Here friendly people of India in this critical nation in senior intelligence, on The Guest Show, she speaks time as this country is passing through security and policy-shaping to Chaitali B Roy of her jour- exceptional circumstances due to the roles for four decades. Before ney, her work in various gov- health disaster. This came after the Ku- she was appointed Ambassador, ernment agencies including the KUNA photo waiti Cabinet decided to send emergen- Ambassador Romanowski was CIA, and the DOD, her fi rm be- Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdul Rahman Al-Mutairi at the 15th cy aid to India to help the latter in com- the Department of State’s Prin- lief in the importance of educa- meeting of the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Sports. bating the new mutation of coronavirus. Last week, the Kuwait Air Force cipal Deputy Coordinator for tion and mentoring of women, aircraft arrived in New Delhi carrying Counterterrorism (2016-2020). the importance of family in a Al-Mutairi chairs Public Authority for Sports BoD meeting 40 tons of emergency aid from Kuwait An expert on the Middle East, woman’s success, her interest Red Crescent Society including oxygen she has kickstarted several or- in the Middle East, and the bi- cylinders, 60 oxygen concentrator ven- ganizations such as the MEPI lateral ties between Kuwait and tilators, medicines and other medical with far-reaching impact on the US. Call to support youth in all sports fi elds supplies. In other news, Kuwait’s Embassy in KUWAIT CITY, May 12, (KUNA): He added that the council referred teams and the comprehensive and Nigeria has worked alongside charities Minister of Information and Cul- the issue of disbursing the partial pro- specialized clubs that meet the ob- in Nigeria and Cameroon to deliver a ture and Minister of State for Youth fessionalism of local club players in servations contained in the reports of total 1,739 Ramadan food packages ‘Treated water’ ready to be Affairs Abdul Rahman Al-Mutairi the women’s football game to halls the supervisory authorities to regulate across the two West African countries. chaired on Sunday the 15th meet- to the fi nancial and administrative this law. Recipients of the food included ing of the Board of Directors of the committee that will emanate from the The meeting witnessed the attend- orphanages, nursing homes, refugee distributed to Wafra farms Public Authority for Sports, which board of directors to take the neces- camps and impoverished families, ac- ance of all members of the council, cording to an embassy statement. included the approval of several deci- sary measures, noting that the Board who are in addition to the president KUWAIT CITY, May 12: Director water that will be pumped through sions concerning Kuwaiti sportsmen. of Directors authorized the Minister and his deputy, each of the Director of the Department of Operations and this pipeline will be 250,000 cubic Vice-Chairman of the Council, of State for Youth Affairs to form General of the Authority Hammoud Maintenance of Stations in the meters.” Asad Taqi, said in a press statement this committee. He mentioned that Fleetah, the Acting Undersecretary Sanitary Engineering Sector at the This project will help deliver after the meeting that was held at the the Board approved the annual plan of the Ministry of Education Faisal Ministry of Public Works Eng. Ali water to a large number of farms headquarters of the authority in Al- submitted by the Inspection and Au- Al-Maqsid, the Assistant Undersec- Abu Al-Banat affirmed that treated in Wafra area in adequate quanti- Raqi region that Minister Al-Mutairi dit Department of the Authority’s retary of the Ministry of Health for water is ready for distribution in the ties. stressed the need to support youth in Executive Department for the fi scal Drug and Food Control Affairs, Dr. Wafra agricultural area, reports The Sanitary Engineering Sector all competitive and non-competitive year 2021-2022, while instructing Al-Rai daily. is working hard to implement new sports fi elds to maximize benefi t and the Board of Directors to provide an Abdullah Al-Badr, and the Director- General of the General Organization In a press statement, he stressed projects to deliver water from treat- advance Kuwaiti sports. explanation about the observations that the ministry was able to deliver ment plants to farming areas to be Taqi affi rmed Minister Al-Mu- received from the supervisory au- for Kuwaiti Housing Welfare, Badr tairi’s keenness to support young thorities and the mechanism for deal- Al- Waqian. water from the Sulaibiya water used for irrigation of crops and sportsmen by issuing regulations that ing with them in accordance with the The meeting was also attended by treatment plant to Wafra water plant afforestation projects. contribute to raising the level of Ku- correct law. the Assistant Undersecretary for the in preparation for distribution to a The cost of the project to deliver waiti athletes and their achievement He explained that the Board of Di- Foreign Media Sector in the Ministry number of farms in the area. water from Sulaibiya water treat- in translating the directives of the po- rectors approved amendments to the of Information, Faisal Al-Mutlagem, Eng. Abu Al-Banat said, “The ment plant to Wafra water plant litical leadership on the necessity of articles of the regulations governing and experienced members of the water will be pumped from Sulaibiya through Kabd plant is about KD 46 working to support young people and special vacations and sports vacations Council, Abdel-Ridha Abbas and station to Wafra station through an million. It is one of the most impor- providing them with all the require- for players and the technical and ad- Jamal Farhan, in addition to Deputy iron pipeline that is 93 kilometers tant development projects imple- ments for distinction and success. ministrative bodies of the national Director-General of the Authority. Volunteers distributing Iftar meals. long. The daily quantities of treated mented by the ministry. ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 INTERNATIONAL 7

America

GOP resists Democrats ‘press’ for broader voter access WASHINGTON, May 12, (AP): Republicans in the US Senate mounted an aggressive case against Democrats’ sweeping election and voter-access legislation, pushing to roll back proposals for automatic registration, 24-hour bal- lot drop boxes and other changes in an increasingly charged national debate. The legislation, a top priority of Democrats in the af- termath of the divisive 2020 election, would bring about the largest overhaul of US voting in a generation, touch- ing nearly every aspect of the electoral process. It would remove hurdles to voting erected in the name of election security and curtail the infl uence of big money in politics. At the end of a long, contentious day, the Rules Commit- tee deadlocked 9-9 on Tuesday over advancing the bill to the full Senate in its current form. That leaves it to Demo- cratic leader Chuck Schumer to try to invoke a special process to force the legislation ahead. Though it is federal legislation, Re- publicans are fi ghting a national cam- paign against it rooted in state battles to restrict new ways of voting that have unfolded during the pandemic. Just Tuesday, the Arizona Legislature sent the governor a bill that would make it easier to purge infrequent Schumer voters from a list of those who auto- matically get mail-in ballots, the lat- est battleground state to push through changes likely to take months or years to fi nally settle in court. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II delivers a speech from the throne in the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is so Westminster in London, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (AP) determined to stop the legislation that he made a rare ap- pearance at Tuesday’s Rules Committee session in Wash- ington. McConnell and other Republicans on the panel ar- gued for a wave of amendments against key sections of the America bill, which Democrats turned aside in an hours-long voting session. Crisis McConnell declared, “Our democracy is not in crisis” Rebuked Trump repeatedly and said he wasn’t about to cede control of elections to new laws “under the false pretense of saving it.” With Democrats holding the White House and narrow control of Congress, they see the legislation as crucial - GOP set to oust Cheney from top post perhaps their best chance to counter efforts by state-level WASHINGTON, May 12, (AP): It’s been clear that Cheney’s days She occasionally disagreed with Republicans who have seized on former President Donald House Republicans seem ready to toss in leadership were numbered as House Trump during his presidency over is- Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election to push ballot Rep Liz Cheney from her leadership Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, sues like his withdrawal from Syria restrictions. post after she repeatedly rebuked for- R-Calif, No. 2 leader Steve Scalise, and attacks on Dr Anthony Fauci over Yet even as they tout the measure, Democrats fi nd them- mer president Donald Trump for his R-La., joined Trump and other Repub- the pandemic. But her career hit turbu- selves playing defense, unable to push their legislative re- false claims of election fraud and his licans from across the party’s spectrum lence in January once she became one sponse to President Joe Biden’s desk. While the elections role in fomenting the Jan 6 US Capitol aligned against her. of 10 House Republicans to back his overhaul has passed the House, there’s no clear path for- attack. Critics said Cheney’s offense wasn’t second impeachment for inciting his ward in the Senate, which is split 50-50. Sens. Joe Manchin Voting behind closed doors her views on Trump but her persistence supporters’ deadly Capitol assault of of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona have both Wednesday, lawmakers were expected in publicly expressing them, undermin- Jan 6. The Senate acquitted him. said they oppose making changes to the Senate’s fi libuster to remove Cheney, R-Wyo., from the ing the unity they want party leaders to In a memorable statement before In this Dec 4, 2018 taken photo Aus- party’s No. 3 House position, a jarring display as they message in advance of the House impeachment vote, Cheney rules, which would be needed to maneuver the bill past uni- tria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, at- blow to what’s been a fast-rising ca- next year’s elections, when they hope said: “The president of the United fi ed Republican opposition. tends a press conference after one reer. She is Congress’ highest-ranking to win House control. States summoned this mob, assembled Trump’s election claims, which have only increased in year in offi ce in Austria at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria. (AP) Republican woman and a daughter of “It’s not about right or wrong. It’s the mob, and lit the fl ame of this at- the six months since his defeat, were rejected by Repub- former Vice- President Dick Cheney, about the focus” of House Republi- tack. Everything that followed was his lican as well as Democratic election offi cials in state after and her demotion would provide the cans, Scalise said Tuesday. doing.” state, by US cybersecurity offi cials and by courts up to the latest evidence that challenging Trump Many Republicans also agree with Her words – and her pre-vote an- US Supreme Court. And his attorney general said there was can be career-threatening. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who’s nouncement, which allowed Demo- no evidence of fraud that could change the election out- In an audacious signal that she was said the allegiance many GOP voters crats to cite her opposition during the come. not backing down, Cheney took to a have to Trump is so intense that the debate – infuriated many House con- “President Trump told a big lie, one of the biggest ever nearly empty House chamber Tues- party can’t succeed without him. servatives. told. We all know that. Every single person in this room day evening to deliver an unapologetic A small number of Republicans have She withstood a February effort by knows that,” Sen. Schumer, the Democratic majority lead- four-minute assault on her GOP adver- spoken out against removing Cheney. conservatives to boot her from lead- er, said at the hearing. “And it’s taking root, this big lie is saries and defense of her own position. ership in a 145-61 secret ballot, but taking root in our country, not just in the minds of his voters “Remaining silent and ignoring the Drive a McCarthy speech on her behalf is but in the laws of the land.” lie emboldens the liar,” she said, add- “It will do nothing but drive some credited with saving her. That wasn’t The laws emerging around the country “are about one ing, “I will not sit back and watch in si- people away from our party,” said Sen. expected to happen this time. thing and one thing alone: making it harder for Americans Kishi Torzi lence while others lead our party down Mitt Romney of Utah, the GOP’s 2012 Since then, she’s stood by her views, to vote,” he said. The Democrats’ measure would not stop a path that abandons the rule of law and presidential nominee and one who has in one noteworthy incident while Mc- every bill being passed in Republican states across the joins the former president’s crusade to clashed often with Trump. Carthy stood awkwardly nearby at a country. But it would make it diffi cult, if not impossible, News in Brief undermine our democracy.” Seemingly conceding that the num- news conference. for states to press ahead with many of the new rules. Cheney’s replacement was widely bers were against her, Cheney made Stefanik also arrived in Congress That’s because the legislation would create nationwide expected to be Rep. Elise Stefanik, R- no discernible effort to cement support with sterling GOP establishment cre- rules for early voting and no-excuse absentee voting, stand- Chancellor under probe: Austrian N.Y., who entered the House in 2015 at ahead of Wednesday’s vote, several dentials. A Harvard graduate, she Chancellor Sebastian Kurz confi rmed age 30, then the youngest woman ever Republicans said. worked in President George W. Bush’s ardizing the process. Currently, six states don’t offer early, elected to Congress. Stefanik owns Rather, she all but erected billboards White House and for the campaign of in-person voting and a third of states still require an ex- Wednesday that he is under investiga- tion by anti-corruption authorities on a more moderate voting record than advertising her clash with Trump, de- the GOP’s 2012 vice presidential nom- cuse - such as illness or planning to be away from home on suspicion he made false statements to a Cheney but has evolved into a vigor- claring in a Washington Post column inee, Wisconsin Rep. and later Speaker Election Day - to vote by mail, according to the National parliamentary commission - allegations ous Trump defender who’s echoed last week, “The Republican Party is at Paul Ryan. Conference of State Legislatures. he denied. some of his unfounded claims about a turning point, and Republicans must Her district, bordering Canada Republicans walked a narrow line during much of the Kurz told lawmakers that the investi- widespread election cheating. decide whether we are going to choose and Vermont, voted twice for Barack discussion on Tuesday, criticizing congressional Demo- gation by the Economic and Corruption It was initially unclear when the truth and fi delity to the Constitution.” Obama and then twice for Trump in crats for seeking to change voting rules while at the same Prosecutor’s Offi ce is centered on state- separate vote on Cheney’s replacement Cheney has told Republicans she the past four presidential elections. She time offering robust support for GOP state lawmakers who ments he gave during a parliamentary would be. intends to remain in Congress and opposed Trump’s trademark 2017 tax are doing the same. probe focused on his coalition partner Stripping Cheney, 54, of her leader- seek reelection next year in her solidly cut and his efforts to unilaterally spend party’s leader, which triggered the col- ship job would stand as a striking, per- pro-Trump state. The former president billions on his southwestern border Turnout lapse of his previous government in 2019. haps historic moment for the GOP. has said he’ll fi nd a GOP primary chal- wall. The GOP senators cited high voter turnout in last year’s Kurz suggested the probe would like- One of the nation’s two major par- lenger to oppose her. Stefanik grabbed center stage as a presidential election during the pandemic as proof that the ly lead to a criminal charge and that he ties was in effect declaring an ex- Cheney arrived in Congress in 2017 fi erce Trump defender in 2019 as the system worked without the Democrats’ changes and voters would comply with questioning should traordinary admission requirement to with a well-known brand as an old- House impeached him over his efforts were not disenfranchised. But they offered little justifi ca- the case go before a judge, Austria’s APA its highest ranks: fealty to, or at least school conservative, favoring tax cuts, to pressure Ukraine to produce dam- tion for GOP efforts at the state level to impose new limits news agency reported. He said he had no silence about, Trump’s lie that he lost energy development and an assertive aging information about Joe Biden, on voting, particularly mail voting. thoughts of resigning. his November reelection bid due to use of US power abroad. By Novem- his Democratic rival. Senate acquittal Republicans also attacked provisions that would cre- The parliamentary commission had widespread fraud. In states around the ber 2018 she was elected to her current followed. While Stefanik has won ado- ate a new public fi nancing system for political campaigns been investigating the so-called Ibiza country, offi cials and judges of both leadership job unopposed and seemed ration from Trump, some of Washing- and strengthen the enforcement capabilities of the federal affair, which led to the downfall of then- parties found no evidence to support on an ambitious pathway, potentially ton’s hardest-right conservatives have agency tasked with policing elections, as well as dozens vice chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache. Trump’s claims that extensive illegali- including runs at becoming speaker, remained suspicious of her moderate It came after a video surfaced showing ties caused his defeat. senator or even president. record. of other proposals that would dictate how states conduct Strache appearing to offer favors to a pur- their elections. “This bill doesn’t protect voting rights, it ported Russian investor in return for her steals voting rights from the American people,” said Sen. supporting his far-right Freedom Party. beyond its alliance with the United States the region and hopes to expand the part- lah Hotak, the Taliban overran the Nirkh Ted Cruz, R-Texas. It was allegedly recorded on the Spanish to include “like-minded” countries such nership further. (AP) district headquarters in Maidan Wardak While Republicans argue the new state rules are needed island of Ibiza shortly before Austria’s as France, Defense Minister Nobuo Ki- ❑ ❑ ❑ province. The insurgents confi rmed the to secure the vote, critics warn the states are seeking to re- 2017 election. (AP) shi told reporters. signifi cant battlefi eld success. duce voter access, particularly for Black voters, who are a ❑ ❑ ❑ Taleban gains control of HQ: The The insurgents have long held sway in He said France, the only European na- Taleban gained control on Tuesday of a crucial part of the Democratic Party base. That could usher tion with a permanent military presence in the area, but the collapse of the district in a new Jim Crow era for the 21st century, they warn. Key suspect detained: The main sus- strategic district headquarters in a prov- the Indo-Pacifi c region, is “a like-minded headquarters doesn’t bode well for em- “These bills moving in state capitals across America are pect in the Vatican’s corruption investi- ince in central Afghanistan, just south- gation into a London real estate venture country that shares with Japan the vision battled Afghan security forces as US and not empty threats, they are real efforts to stop people from west of the capital of Kabul, a provincial NATO troops begin their fi nal withdraw- was taken into custody Tuesday in Lon- of a free and open Indo-Pacifi c.” He said voting,” said Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat council offi cial said. al from the country, after 20 years of war. don after he appeared for his fi rst extradi- Japan welcomes France’s participation in According to the offi cial, Shariful- and chairwoman of the Senate Rules Committee. tion hearing, his lawyers said. Nirkh district is important because it Yet moderate members of the Democratic caucus - not The British judge determined business- runs along the central highway that links just Republicans - pose a sizable obstacle to the bill becom- man Gianluigi Torzi was a fl ight risk and Kabul to southern Kandahar province, a ing law. ordered him detained. A statement from Taleban heartland. Taleban spokesman Manchin has called for any elections overhaul to be done Torzi’s lawyers said they would argue he Zabihullah Mujahid issued a statement on a bipartisan basis, despite Republican insistence that no is not a fl ight risk at a new audience ex- saying the insurgent group seized the dis- changes are necessary. Other Democrats want to pare back pected in the next 48 hours. trict, confi scating weapons and military the bill to core voting protections to try to put Republicans British authorities were acting on an ar- equipment. (AP) on the spot. rest warrant issued last month by a Rome ❑ ❑ ❑ Democrats have been making their own changes to draw judge accusing Torzi of false billing, tax Ruling party renews charter: Japan’s more support. evasion and money laundering. Torzi has governing party is renewing its push for In the latest version of the legislation, states would have denied the allegations. its long-cherished goal of revising the more time and fl exibility to put new federal rules in place. In addition, Vatican prosecutors have ac- country’s pacifi st constitution, saying ef- Some election offi cials had complained of unrealistic time- cused Torzi of extorting 15 million euros fective anti-coronavirus measures such lines, increased costs and onerous requirements. ($17.8 million) from the Holy See to turn as lockdowns aren’t possible without an States would have more time to launch same-day voter over ownership of a luxury London build- emergency clause in the charter provid- ing in which the Vatican’s secretariat of ing enforcement and the limiting of pri- registration at polling places and to comply with new vot- state was a majority shareholder. (AP) ing system requirements. They would also be able to apply ❑ ❑ ❑ vate rights. for an extension if they were unable to meet the deadline The powerful lower house of parlia- for automatic voter registration. Offi cials have said these Japan hold 1st joint drills: Japa- ment, controlled by the governing party, are complex processes that require equipment changes or nese ground troops joined American and on Tuesday approved revisions to a na- upgrades that will take time. French counterparts in their fi rst three- tional referendum law that would lay the Democrats are also dropping a requirement that local way exercise on Japanese land, as they groundwork for a possible future vote on election offi ces provide self-sealing envelopes with mail seek to strengthen military ties amid a charter revision. Constitutional amend- ballots and cover the costs of return postage. They plan to growing Chinese assertiveness in the re- Michelle Pellerin, Trayford Pellerin’s mother at left, is comforted by family and ments, however, remain a long shot be- gion. friends during a news conference at Lafayette Parish Courthouse, Tuesday, cause the hurdles are extremely high. require the US Postal Service to carry mail ballots and bal- The “ARC21” exercise started Tues- The bill, which facilitates voting in a lot request forms free of charge, with the federal govern- May 11, 2021, in Lafayette, La. Michelle Pellerin said her son, who was fatally day at the Ground Self-Defense Force’s shot by Louisiana police, was intelligent, shy and had sought therapy for social referendum, now goes to the less power- ment picking up the tab. Ainoura base in Nagasaki prefecture. Ja- anxiety. Her lawyers say they plan to sue over the death of Trayford, who police ful upper house for expected approval by pan is seeking to expand its military ties said had a knife and was trying to enter a convenience store. (AP) mid-June. (AP) Japan’s SoftBank returns to profit on global stock boom In this file photo, people walk by a SoftBank shop Japanese technology conglom- did not break down quarterly 7%. SoftBank also reduced its in Tokyo. erate SoftBank Group Corp. results. Sales of SoftBank’s assets debt by 1 trillion yen ($9 billion) Japanese tech- returned to profitability for the The annual net profit was the helped boost its bottom line by this fiscal year by repurchasing nology conglom- fiscal year that ended in March, biggest for any company in 5.6 trillion yen ($51 billion) from corporate bonds and repaying erate SoftBank it said Wednesday, boosted by Japanese history, surpassing April to September 2020. The loans. Group Corp. the strong performance of its Japan’s top earner Toyota Motor company sold holdings in U.S. SoftBank Chief Executive returned to prof- sprawling investments as stock Corp. But Son brushed off the mobile company T-Mobile, Masayoshi Son told reporters he itability for the prices surged. achievement as “a coincidence,” Chinese technology company was proud about how he had fiscal year that Tokyo-based SoftBank report- while promising to keep pursu- Alibaba and Japanese telecom- grown the company from hum- ended in March, ed a 4.99 trillion yen ($36 billion) ing his dream of innovation, not munications company SoftBank ble beginnings four decades ago reported May profit, a dramatic reversal from just monetary gain. Corp. SoftBank was the first to in Fukuoka, southern Japan, to a 12. (AP) the 962 billion yen loss logged Sales for the fiscal year totaled offer the Apple iPhone in the giant that counts its profits in tril- during the previous fiscal year. It 5.6 trillion yen ($51 billion), up Japanese market. lions. (AP)

Market Movements 12-05-2021 Change Closing pts Change Closing pts PAKISTAN - KSE 100 +231.06 45,174.67 AUSTRALIA - All Ordinaries -50.50 7,281.14 CHINA - Shanghai SE +20.91 3,462.75 JAPAN - N1ikkei -461.08 28,147.51 S. KOREA - KRX 100 -117.15 6,610.58 PHILIPPINES - PSEi -90.43 6,236.40 INDIA - Sensex -471.01 48,690.80 Business Economy expands US job openings UK economy shrinks by only surge to ‘record’ WASHINGTON, May 12, (AP): US employers posted a record number of available jobs in March, illustrat- ing starkly the desperation of busi- 1.5% in Q1 despite lockdown nesses trying to find new workers as the country emerges from the pan- demic and the economy expands. Country begins easing some restrictions Shoppers wearing face masks to Yet total job gains increased only help curb the spread of the corona- virus walk through the capital popu- modestly, according to a Labor lar shopping mall in Beijing, Department report issued Tuesday. LONDON, May 12, (AP): The British come.” to there not being another resurgence of the Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (AP) The figures follow an April jobs economy contracted by a quarterly Despite the March bounceback, the British virus. report last week that was far weaker rate of 1.5% in the first three months economy remins 8.7% smaller than it was on “There’s never been a recession caused by 5.4% growth in 2021 than expected, largely because com- the eve of the pandemic. That compares unfa- having to close the economy and there’s panies appear unable to find the of 2021, a relatively modest contrac- vorably with other Group of Seven industrial never been a recovery caused by re-opening workers they need, even with the tion given that the country was in the nations, such as the US, which is only 0.9% it,” said Ian Stewart, chief economist at UN raises forecast unemployment rate elevated at midst of a strict lockdown to combat 6.1%. smaller. France, Germany and Italy, too, have Deloitte. for global economy Job openings rose nearly 8%, to a second wave of the coronavirus. also clawed back more ground. Separately, the statistics agency also said 8.1 million in March, the most on The Office for National Statistics also said Hopes are high though that the British that exports of goods to the European Union UNITED NATIONS, May 12, (AP): records dating back to December Wednesday that the economy even managed to economy can recoup more of its pandemic increased in March and are now almost back The United Nations on Tuesday 2000, the government said. Yet grow by a monthly rate of 2.1% in March when losses over the coming months as restrictions to where they were in December, the last responded to the rebounding Chinese overall hiring that month rose less the country began easing some restrictions, and U.S. economies by revising its are eased in the wake of sharply lower coro- month that Britain was part of the European global economic forecast upward to than 4% to 6 million. The hiring notably by reopening schools. navirus infections and a successful vaccine single market and customs union. 5.4% growth for 2021, but it warned number is a gross figure, while the The overall first quarter figures provide rollout program. The new free trade deal between a post- that surging COVID-19 cases and government’s jobs report – which further evidence that businesses and consum- The Bank of England even thinks that the Brexit Britain and the EU came into force at inadequate availability of vaccines in said 770,000 jobs were added in ers have adapted to the constraints of lock- British economy will have recouped all its the start of 2021, leading to disruption in many countries threaten a broad-based March – uses a net total. Tuesday’s down by increasing their online activities. In COVID-related losses by the end of this trade which the British government said rep- recovery. report is known as the Job Openings the second quarter of 2020, when the first In raising its projection from and Labor Turnover Survey, or year. resented some early teething problems. January of 4.7% growth, the U.N.’s JOLTS. lockdown was in place, the British economy Since the reopening of schools in early Though the deal ensured that tariffs and mid-2021 World Economic Situation A separate survey of small busi- contracted by a fifth. March, the lockdown has been eased further quotas would not be slapped on traded goods, and Prospects report pointed to the nesses by the National Federation of The agency said the strong recovery seen in with pubs and restaurants, for example, other non-tariff barriers, such as customs rapid vaccine rollout in a few large Independent Business found that March was led by the retail sector and the allowed to serve customers outside and shops checks, came into force. economies led by the U.S. and China 44% had jobs they couldn’t fill, also return of schools. The construction and man- selling nonessential items allowed to open Though exports have seemingly recovered, and an increase in global trade in mer- a record high. ufacturing sectors also did well as businesses their doors again. imports from Europe remained sluggish in chandise and manufactured goods that The NFIB and JOLTS “add to has already reached its pre-pandemic continued to adapt to the pandemic. Over coming weeks, the lockdown will the first three months of the year, outstripped level. evidence from the April employ- Treasury chief Rishi Sunak said the March be eased further and life is expected to be by non-EU imports for the first time on ment report that labor shortages are But the U.N. cautioned that “this widespread, pushing up prices and performance is “a promising sign of things to more or less normal by the summer subject record. will unlikely be sufficient to lift the rest of the world’s economies,” and potentially acting as a brake on the “the economic outlook for the coun- recovery,” said Michael Pearce, an tries in South Asia, sub-Saharan Africa economist at Capital Economics. and Latin America and the Caribbean Job postings rose in most indus- remains fragile and uncertain.” tries, including restaurants, bars and Lead author Hamid Rashid, chief of hotels; manufacturing; construction; the Global Economic Monitoring and retail. They fell in health care Branch in the U.N. Department of and transportation and warehousing. Economic and Social Affairs, told a The enormous number of open- news conference that “Europe’s out- ings will likely add fuel to a politi- look is not as bright as we expected” cal dispute about whether the extra because of signs of second and third $300 in weekly federal unemploy- waves of COVID-19 infections. ment aid, on top of a state payment “The key challenge we face in the that averages about $320, is dis- world right now is that infections are couraging those out of work from still rising in many parts of the world, seeking new jobs. Many and we are seeing new variants and Republicans in Congress have new mutations affecting large popula- tions in South Asia, also in Latin argued that it is, and several states America,” he said. “That poses a sig- have threatened to cut off the $300 nificant challenge in terms of the payments, with Georgia the latest recovery and world economic growth.” state to consider such a move. Rashid said: “Vaccination is proba- President Joe Biden, who included bly right now the number one issue to the extra money in his $1.9 trillion put the world economy on a steady rescue package approved in March, path of recovery.” He noted, however, disputed that the $300 supplemental that “vaccine inequity is a serious payment is to blame Monday. But he challenge.” also urged the Labor Department to In normal times, he said, 5.4% work with states on renewing would be considered a very high eco- requirements that those receiving aid nomic growth rate, but this year it is must search for jobs and take a posi- barely offsetting last year’s losses and tion if offered. The job search rule growth is “very uneven and also very was suspended during the pandemic, uncertain.” when many businesses were closed. He said the U.N. expects the U.S. “Anyone collecting unemploy- economy, which is very strong, to grow about 6.2% this year, “the fastest ment, who is offered a suitable job growth of the U.S. economy since must take the job or lose their unem- 1966,” and it expects the Chinese ployment benefits,” Biden said. economy to grow by about 8.2%. Many people out of work are also But he called India, Brazil, South reluctant to take jobs in service Africa and many other developing industries that require contact with countries “weak spots.” the public for fear of contracting Rashid said that in the past the growth COVID-19. And many women rate of developing countries would be aren’t searching for jobs because higher than the global average, but this they haven’t found child care for In this file photo, a person walks past a temporarily closed clothes shop on Regent Street in central London, where non-essential shops are closed dur- year the average growth rate of many children that are still at home taking ing England’s third coronavirus lockdown. The British economy contracted by 1.5% in the first quarter of 2021, a relatively modest contraction given that developing countries and regions is online classes for at least part of the the country was in the midst of a strict lockdown to combat a second wave of the coronavirus. The Office for National Statistics also said Wednesday lower because of the pandemic. week. May 12, 2021, that the economy even managed to grow by 2.1% in March when the country began easing some restrictions. (AP) One of the key drivers of economic recovery has been investment, he said, with some countries like the U.S. see- COVID cases fall Bloc bouncing back from crisis ing only a 1.7% drop in investment last year while some developed countries saw investment drop by 4% of GDP or even more. Investors in Germany EU economy to expand 4.2% this year The $16 trillion in stimulus to coun- ter the economic impact of the corona- BRUSSELS, May 12, (AP): The Last year, the economy took a tum- Fears of inflation, so long dormant, virus pandemic “was much needed to European Union economy is set to ble of 6.3%, the worst in EU history, have risen in recent weeks and avoid a complete meltdown of the increasingly optimistic bounce back strongly this year after as the pandemic left a trail of hundreds Gentiloni blamed party a rise in energy global economy,” Rashid said, “but the deep coronavirus recession and of thousands of dead in the bloc of 450 prices, a recalibration of inflation sta- that has not led to massive increase in BERLIN, May 12, (AP): German cases on Tuesday, compared to member states are forecast to regain million. And when the United States tistics, a reversal of VAT cuts and the investment.” investors are increasingly optimis- 17,855 new cases the same day a the ground lost by the end of next year. and Britain took a flying start with introduction of a carbon tax in He warned that the “massive surges tic about the country’s economy as month ago. In its latest forecast Wednesday, the their vaccination programs, the EU Germany. He said the surge could in stock market prices globally” are the latest surge of new coronavirus Germany has also recently posted EU’s executive commission signifi- stuttered out of the blocks. affect the economy this year before creating “something of a financial sta- infections seems to be slowing, a some encouraging economic data, cantly upgraded its predictions for Only now is the EU catching up and tapering off next year. bility risk worldwide, and we have to closely-watched survey showed with factory production and exports economic growth. the drive is allowing nations to end He said that inflation in the EU is be vigilant about that risk as that could It said that growth in the 27-nation some of the drastic restrictions which expected to increase from 0.7% in also derail the recovery efforts going Tuesday. increasing strongly and unemploy- bloc is predicted to expand by 4.2% 2020 to 1.9% this year and to moderate The Mannheim-based ZEW insti- ment holding steady despite ongo- have hurt the economy so badly. forward.” this year, a significant uptick from a to 1.5% in 2022. Rashid said the U.N.’s forecast of tute said its indicator of economic ing pandemic restrictions. February prediction of 3.7%. Overall, the EU and its 27 member 5.4% growth this year is far more cau- expectations for Germany over the “The slowing down of the third “Recovery is no longer a mirage. It nations together have recovery mea- tious than other international organiza- next six months increased 13.7 COVID-19 wave has made finan- is under way,” said EU Commissioner sures in the works to emerge from the tions, including the International points in May over the previous cial market experts even more opti- Paolo Gentiloni. “After a weak start to pandemic totaling around 4.8 trillion Monetary Fund, which last month month to a reading of 84.4, the mistic,” said ZEW head Achim the year, we project strong growth in euros ($5.85 trillion) and debt is peak- revised its 2021 projection upward to highest value since the beginning of Wambach. “The experts expect a both 2021 and 2022.” ing this year. 6%. the COVID-19 pandemic. significant economic upswing in the The Commission highlighted the Government deficit is to spike to 7.5% “We’re still optimistic about the The last time the indicator was at coming six months.” fact that the vaccination drive across of GDP in the EU, compared to 0.5% two global economy,” Rashid said, but a higher level was in February Investors were also more positive the bloc is starting to reach cruising years ago. All EU nations except Denmark “there are a lot of uncertainties that we 2000. about Germany’s current economic speed and is a driving factor for a bet- and Luxembourg are on track to have underscored in our report, especially ter outlook this year. deficits exceeding 3% this year. the spread of vaccination and coverage The increase came after an unex- situation, with that assessment ris- For next year, when growth is now And Gentiloni said it was OK to keep pected drop in April when new ing 8.7 points to minus 40.1 on that needs to happen in the next six predicted to move to 4.4% instead of European Commissioner for spending to get the economy back on its months to achieve that kind of growth daily cases of coronavirus infection ZEW’s scale. the February prediction of 3.9 %, the Economy Paolo Gentiloni speaks feet and on to a full recovery. rate that we project here.” were much higher. The survey was based on the member states will also start to see the during a media conference on the “We must avoid mistakes that could For 2022, the U.N. forecast that the Germany’s disease control cen- responses from 188 analysts to a impact of the first payments of the economic forecast for spring 2021 undermine it, namely a premature global economy will grow by about ter, the Robert Koch Institute, poll conducted from May 3 through bloc’s massive 750 billion euro ($910 at EU headquarters in Brussels, withdrawal of policy support,” 4.7% is higher than the IMF’s projec- reported 6,125 newly confirmed May 10. billion) recovery fund. Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (AP) Gentiloni said. tion of 4.4%. ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 BUSINESS 9

American tells Japan court he worked for Nissan’s interests

An American lawyer on trial in Japan on in response to questioning by his chief de- 2018. Ghosn was charged with underre- retirement consultancy fees and a deal pay- Nissan in 1988. He testifi ed that his ex- charges related to reporting of former Nis- fense lawyer, Yoichi Kitamura. porting his compensation and with breach ing him not to leave for a rival company, changes with the executive, Toshiaki Oh- san Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s compensa- “We were fortunate to have a CEO as of trust. But he fl ed to Lebanon while out known as a “non-compete” agreement. numa, tended to be short and superfi cial tion asserted his innocence Wednesday, talented as Carlos Ghosn,” he said. on bail. Kelly is facing charges of conspir- Prosecutors says they’re confi dent because Ohnuma’s English was limited testifying he acted legally and in Nissan’s Starting in 2010, Ghosn’s annual pay ing with Ghosn to underreport his pay. about their cases against both Ghosn and Kelly doesn’t speak much Japanese. best interests. was cut by about half, or 1 billion yen ($10 A key focus of the trial is whether the and Kelly. During Wednesday’s hearing, Ohnuma took a plea bargain and testi- Greg Kelly, a former executive vice million). Company offi cials had worried unpaid money was ever decided upon. Kelly said that before the trial began he fi ed last year for the prosecution, outlining president at Nissan Motor Co., told the about potential public criticism since big Ghosn, who led Nissan for two decades, had never seen detailed calculations of how he worked on Ghosn’s “unpaid com- Tokyo District Court he was worried executive paychecks are rare in Japan. says he is innocent and the money was Ghosn’s potential pay, which were han- pensation.” Ghosn might job-hop after taking a big After the pay cut, Ghosn was making not decided upon or paid. dled by another Nissan executive who If convicted, Kelly faces up to 15 in pay cut in 2010, when Japan began re- considerably less than his counterparts at Testimony and documents presented reported directly to Ghosn. prison. The conviction rate in Japan is quiring disclosures of high executive pay. U.S. and European automakers. during the trial show Kelly sought ways to Kelly worked as a labor and environ- higher than 99%. A verdict isn’t expected “He became a retention risk,” Kelly said Ghosn and Kelly were arrested in late compensate Ghosn through possible post- mental lawyer in the U.S. before joining for months. (AP) Asia retreats amid US infl ation fears

Crude oil prices tick up, dollar gains versus yen Rimini Street posts BEIJING, May 12, (AP): record Q1 revenue Asian stock markets re- LAS VEGAS, May 12, (Agen- treated Wednesday as in- cies): Rimini Street, Inc., a global vestors looked ahead to US provider of enterprise software data they worry will show products and services, the leading third-party support provider for infl ation is picking up. Oracle and SAP software products Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and a Salesforce partner, today an- and Southeast Asian markets de- nounced results for the fi rst quarter clined. Overnight, Wall Street’s bench- ended March 31, 2021. mark S&P 500 index lost 0.9% amid “For the fi rst quarter, we remain concern infl ation might accelerate, on track to achieve our strategic hampering an economic recovery and growth plan to achieve $1 billion dragging on share prices. in annual revenue by 2026. We More US infl ation were due out achieved record revenue of $87.9 Wednesday. Investor concern is in- million, up 12.6% year over year, a creasing following a price rise for in- record active client count of 2,550, dustrial materials including copper and up 22.8% year over year, ended the crude oil. quarter with strong billings growth “Asian equities traded sideways fol- lowing a lackluster session on Wall of 24.2% and delivered a gross mar- Street, where risk sentiment prevailed gin greater than 61%,” stated Seth amid infl ationary concerns,” Anderson A. Ravin , Rimini Street co-found- Alves of ActivTrades said in a report. er, CEO and chairman of the board. This week’s data are “essential for in- “We also continued making invest- vestors worldwide as US markets are ments to take advantage of growing the primary benchmark for risk assets global demand for Rimini Street’s globally.” expanded breadth of support solu- The Shanghai Composite Index lost tions, including our Support, Ap- 0.4% to 3,441.42 and the Nikkei 225 plication Management, Security, in Tokyo tumbled 2.5% to 27,889.82. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong opened Interoperability, Monitoring and higher but lost 0.4% by midday at Professional services.” 27,910.60. “We further strengthened the bal- The Kospi in Seoul fell 1.6% to ance sheet with record cash of $153 3,158.50 and the S&P-ASX 200 in million at March 31, 2021 and gen- Sydney sank 1.2% to 7,012.30. A man wearing a protective mask walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan’s Nikkei 225 index at a securities fi rm Wednesday, May 12, erated $24.5 million of operating India’s Sensex opened down 0.9% 2021, in Tokyo. Asian stock markets retreated Wednesday as investors looked ahead to US data they worry will show infl ation is picking up. (AP) cash fl ow for the quarter,” stated at 48,722.32. New Zealand and South- Michael L. Perica , Rimini Street east Asian markets also declined. particularly for industrial metals such infl ation. economy will be allowed to “run hot” New York Mercantile Exchange. The chief fi nancial offi cer. “Today, we Investors have worried about infl a- to ensure a recovery is established. contract rose 36 cents on Tuesday to On Wall Street, banks and energy as copper and platinum, as well as for are issuing guidance for the second companies led a broad pullback Tues- energy commodities like gasoline and tion since bond yields spiked earlier Despite that, investors worry rising $65.28. Brent crude, used to price day. The S&P 500 fell to 4,152.19. The crude oil. this year, though yields have mostly prices might pressure central banks to international oils, added 2 cents to quarter ending June 30, 2021, main- Dow Jones Industrial Average sank Big technology companies were stabilized since then. The yield on pull back stimulus and raise near-zero $68.57 per barrel in London. It rose 23 taining full year 2021 guidance and 1.4% in its worst day since February. among the biggest decliners for a sec- the 10-year Treasury held edged up interest rates. cents the previous session to $68.55. re-affi rming our continued com- The Nasdaq composite lost 0.1% to ond day. Tech stocks get most of their to 1.62% Wednesday from 1.61% on In energy markets, benchmark US The dollar gained to 108.85 yen mitment to the long-term goals of 13,389.43. valuation from future profi ts that might Tuesday. crude gained 5 cents to $65.33 per from Tuesday’s 108.65. The euro fell increasing operating cash fl ow and Commodity prices have been rising, be less valuable if they are eroded by The Federal Reserve has said the US barrel in electronic trading on the to $1.2127 from $1.2152. growing GAAP profi tability.” Cost-cutting helps to keep company in the black China boycotts spooking investors: US body

BEIJING, May 12, (AP): An Amer- been targeted by demands online instigated by offi cial organizations Toyota qtrly profi t soared amid pandemic ican business group warned Tues- for consumer boycotts. That came and through Chinese media,” the day that government-instigated after state media criticized them for Chamber said. It said one in fi ve TOKYO, May 12, (AP): Toyota re- consumer boycotts of foreign shoe, expressing concern about reports companies expressed concern, ported Wednesday its profi t more than clothing and other brands in China of possible forced labor by ethnic while 7% said it was decreasing doubled in January-March from a year earlier to 777 billion yen ($7 billion), are making companies less willing minorities in the Xinjiang region of their willingness to invest. as the Japanese automaker’s sales re- to invest. China’s northwest. Despite that, half the companies covered from the pandemic. That is adding to anxiety over The American Chamber said surveyed said China’s investment Toyota Motor Corp’s profi t in Beijing’s plan for a list of “unrelia- 78% of companies that responded environment is improving, while January-March 2020 was 327 billion ble entities” that might be punished to its survey cited “rising tensions” 38% said it stayed the same. The yen. Quarterly sales rose 11% on year for actions deemed to run counter between Beijing and Washington as Chamber said only 12% reported to nearly 7.7 trillion yen ($71 billion) to Chinese interests, the American their top concern. conditions had deteriorated, the from 6.9 trillion yen a year earlier, the Chamber of Commerce in China Beijing announced plans for its lowest level since 2015. company said. said in an annual report on business “unreliable entities” list in 2019 The Chamber noted that 27% of The pandemic has dented sales and conditions. after then-President Donald Trump information and computer technol- demand in many businesses, but Toy- The report refl ects growing un- blocked access to US components ogy companies said investment con- ota has shown resilience while riding ease among American and other and technology for Chinese tech gi- ditions were deteriorating, the high- out a global shortage of semiconduc- tors that’s slammed many automakers. foreign companies about the impact ant Huawei Technologies Ltd. Offi - est level of any industry. That fi nding In the fi scal year that ended in of economic and strategic tensions cials have yet to say which compa- comes at a time when the ruling Com- March, Toyota’s profi ts rose 10% to between Beijing and their home nies might be on the list or disclose munist Party is using subsidies, mar- 2.25 trillion yen ($20.6 billion) from The company logo adorns a sign outside a Toyota dealership on March countries. the criteria for being included. ket barriers and informal pressure on 2.04 trillion yen the previous year. 21, 2021, in Lakewood, Colo. Toyota reported Wednesday, May 12, 2021, Brands including Swedish re- Concern about the list is “ag- companies to try to develop its own Sales for the fi scal year slipped nearly its January-March profi t more than doubled from the previous year to 777 tailer H&M, Adidas and Nike have gravated by consumer boycotts high-tech industries. 9% to 27 trillion yen ($248 billion). billion yen ($7 billion), as the Japanese automaker’s sales gradually recov- Cost-cutting efforts helped keep it in ered from the damage of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP) the black, said the manufacturer of the Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury models, 9.1 million units for the last fi scal year. toward the latter part of the fi scal year. which is based in Toyota city, central The company said it expects to sell Toyota said in a statement it had Japan. 2.8 million electric vehicles, up 130% learned to respond to crises, especially Toyota is forecasting a 2.3 trillion from a year earlier. in encouraging quick action on the yen ($21 billion) profi t and 30 trillion Toyota’s strong China sales are sup- ground, learning from experiences dur- yen ($276 billion) in sales for the fi scal porting its bottom line, as the company ing the global fi nancial crisis, the 2011 year through March 2022. The com- aggressively pushes sales of EVs, Ro- earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disas- pany expects vehicle sales to recover man Schorr at Fitch Ratings said in a ter in northeastern Japan, and fl ooding both in Japan and abroad. recent commentary. in Thailand later that same year. Toyota and Lexus brand vehicle Operating Offi cer Kenta Kon told The company said it is determined to sales are projected at 9.6 million vehi- reporters that despite a dent in sales stay in the black, despite recent surg- cles for this fi scal year, up from nearly from the pandemic, demand recovered ing COVID-19 infections in Japan. SES announces EUR 100 mln share buyback

LUXEMBOURG, May 12, (Agen- cies): SES S.A. has announced a share buyback programme of up to EUR 100 Ogletree Deakins, KPMG Law million to be executed by 31 December 2021 under the authorisation given by the Annual General Meeting of share- join forces in a ‘new alliance’ holders held on 1 April 2021. The company will purchase up to 12 BERLIN, May 12, (Agencies): Ogle- bility, labor and employment, and the million A-shares and up to 6 million tree Deakins and KPMG Law in Ger- associated tax, compensation, and B-shares in equal proportion to main- many are forming a global alliance to benefi ts issues. This non-exclusive al- tain the ratio of two A-shares to one provide businesses with global work- liance with Ogletree Deakins does not B-share, as required by the Articles of Association. The aggregate value of force solutions. This alliance will be include KPMG in the US or entities the programme shall not exceed EUR instrumental in expanding immigra- that it owns or controls, which do not 100 million and the shares acquired tion and employment law reach for provide legal services 3. under the programme are intended to both organizations and will enable “As businesses expand and look be cancelled to reduce the total number KPMG fi rms outside of the US 2 to to shore up recovery in the post-pan- of voting and economic shares. SES bring the US capability and services demic world, there is increasing pres- affi rms its commitment to maintain of Ogletree Deakins to their clients sure for multinational organizations balance sheet metrics consistent with around the world. seeking to get the right people in the investment grade ratios. The alliance is in response to grow- right places at the right time, and in “The share buyback programme that ing client demand for a technology- compliance with the requirements of we are announcing today refl ects our powered, globally unifi ed approach any given jurisdiction,” said Thomas confi dence in the long-term fundamen- to business challenges faced in the Wolf, Head of Global Immigration tals of the business. The current share areas of immigration and global mo- Services for the KPMG organization. price does not refl ect the underlying value of SES and this programme rep- resents an attractive opportunity to de- tioned with targeted and differentiated EBITDA growth with strong cash fl ow ploy capital for the optimal benefi t of investments to capture exponential further enhanced by meaningfully low- our shareholders,” said Steve Collar, growth in demand for connectivity. er capital expenditure, as well as the CEO of SES. “SES is uniquely posi- This is set to fuel future top line and proceeds from our C-band initiative.” Victoria’s Secret to be spun off a year after sale collapsed

A year after an agreement to sell Victoria’s out of the deal citing the coronavirus pan- home. Secret fell apart as the pandemic emptied demic. At that point, Victoria’s Secret was But Victoria’s Secret had a long unparal- malls nationwide, the chain will be spun off forced to close stores and sales, which had leled run of success. The brand was found- This fi le photo shows by its owner to become a separate company. been falling as the brand fell out of favor, ed by the late Roy Larson Raymond in the the entrance to a L Brands, based in Columbus, Ohio, has evaporated. late 1970s after he felt embarrassed about Victoria’s Secret store been shopping the struggling chain else- Victoria’s Secret has been trying to turn its purchasing lingerie for his wife. Les Wexner, at a shopping mall in Pittsburgh. (AP) where since the collapse of that deal and business around, with an eye on changing founder of the then Limited Stores Inc., pur- said it had held talks with a number of poten- the corporate culture, reinventing fashions chased Victoria’s Secret in 1982 and turned tial buyers, but it appears it could not come and redesigning stores. While the brand had it into a powerful retail force. By the mid- to an agreement on price. been known for its sexy style, women have 1990s, Victoria’s Secret lit up runways and Victoria’s Secret was to be sold to Syca- increasingly shifted toward more comforta- later fi lled the internet with its supermodels more Partners last year for about $525 mil- ble options, particularly during the pandemic and an annual television special that mixed lion, but the private equity fi rm sued to get when many have spent most of their time at fashion, beauty and music. (AP)

Outlook for US economy is bright: Brainard Millions not looking for job Did hiring slow due to Fed far from achieving its goals: offi cial labor shortage in US? WASHINGTON, May 12, (AP): A top Federal Re- that the Fed needs to proceed with caution before with- Asked during a question and answer session what serve offi cial says the outlook for the U.S. economy is drawing its support. it would take for the Fed to become concerned about WASHINGTON, May 12, (AP): The anticipation for the US jobs report for April, released Friday morning, was high. bright but the recent jobs report is a reminder that the She said that the report was “a reminder that the path a potential overheating of the economy, Brainard said Most experts agreed that after a yearlong pandemic, tens path of the recovery is likely to be uneven and diffi cult of re-opening and recovery — like the shutdown — is she believes signifi cant changes in the expectations of of millions of layoffs and widespread disease and death, a to predict. likely to be uneven and diffi cult to predict, so basing businesses and consumers about infl ation would take likely second straight month of nearly 1 million added jobs Lael Brainard, a member of the Fed’s board, said monetary policy on outcomes rather than the outlook time to become embedded in the economy. would send a clear signal: The economy was bounding back Tuesday in a virtual conference sponsored by the Soci- will serve us well.” “Over three decades or more, we just don’t see rapid toward full health after a devastating recession. ety for Advancing Business Editing and Writing, that She said the path of infl ation was also diffi cult to changes in infl ation dynamics,” she said. The central Instead, the report was a clunker. To nearly everyone’s employment and infl ation remain far from the Fed’s predict but that the most likely outcome was a brief pe- bank needs to be cautious that it doesn’t choke off the surprise, employers added a comparatively paltry 266,000 goals. riod of “transitory” price increases with infl ation then jobs, down drastically from a gain of 770,000 in March, recovery and end up with infl ation once gain stuck be- which itself was revised down from an initially much higher The Fed has said it will not start raising interest rates returning to the low infl ation levels that the country low the Fed’s 2% target, she said. fi gure of 916,000. until it has achieved maximum employment and an- has experienced for more than a quarter-century. Once the shock wore off, economists grappled with a host nual prices gains that have not only hit the Fed’s 2% But she said she will be monitoring infl ation closely of questions, starting with: What happened last month — target, but exceeded that target for a period of time. in coming months to make sure this forecast of a return and why? What did the tepid hiring gain say about the state “While more balanced than earlier this year, risks to lower infl ation proves correct. of the job market and the economy? And is there really a remain from vaccine hesitancy, deadlier variants and a If a risk of higher infl ation for longer becomes evi- labor shortage? resurgence of cases in some foreign countries,” Brain- dent, Brainard said the Fed has “the tools and the expe- Question: So why was the job gain so low? Answer: The broadest explanation is that any time an econo- ard said. rience to gently guide infl ation back to our target. No my has to recover from a severe shock, it isn’t likely to proceed The Fed has kept its key interest rate at 0 percent to one should doubt our commitment to do so.” smoothly. But the pandemic may be causing a broader reshap- 0.25% for more than a year and signaled that it will But on the other hand, she said the Fed should not ing of the economy as companies, workers and customers adapt keep rates at this level at least through 2023. Brain- dismiss risks that the re-opening proves weaker than to a new normal. Month-to-month job gains will be choppy. In ard’s comments Tuesday backed up the view that expected because of such factors as the uncertain path fact, the swiftness and strength of the recovery so far are them- the Fed has no intention to change course in interest for the pandemic. selves part of the cause. rates. “Remaining patient through the transitory surge as- Consumer confi dence has surged, and many companies Brainard referred to last week’s job report that sociated with reopening will help ensure that the un- report soaring demand as Americans unleash pent-up desires to travel, eat out, and shop. Sales of new cars and homes are showed the economy created 266,000 jobs last month, derlying economic momentum ... is not curtailed by a In this fi le photo Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael still rising. Yet because the economy is rebounding faster sharply lower than March and far fewer than econo- premature tightening of fi nancial conditions,” Brain- Brainard participates in an open meeting in Washing- than almost anyone thought it would, many companies were mists had been expecting. She said this was a signal ard said. ton. (AP) caught fl at-footed. Surging consumer demand has caused widespread shortages of parts and raw materials, including lumber, semiconductor chips and even chicken wings. Rising infl ation will potentially imperil the economic recovery Now, workers themselves can be added to the list of short- ages. Companies are advertising more jobs than they were before the pandemic, when the unemployment rate was a 50- year low of 3.5%. So they clearly want to add workers. Yet hiring stumbled in April because many employers couldn’t Why are fears of high infl ation getting worse? attract as many as they needed. Q: Why aren’t employers able to hire more easily? A: Several things: Millions of people avoided looking It’s the Fed’s job to keep prices in for a job in April because they feared becoming infected by check. What do its offi cials think? the coronavirus, according to a government survey. About 2 Powell said last month that he ex- million women have stopped looking for work since the pan- pects higher infl ation to prove tem- demic, likely because of disruptions in schooling and child porary, once the supply shortages are care. In April, all the net job growth went to men; women as worked out. The Fed’s policymakers a group lost jobs. In addition, construction companies and have stressed that one-time increases factories have been left short of parts because of clogged supply chains and have had to slow production. Hiring are not the same thing as a diffi cult bout weakened in both sectors in April. of infl ation, which is characterized by And some businesses complain that a $300-a-week feder- ongoing, chronic price increases. al unemployment benefi t, provided in President Joe Biden’s “A persistent material increase in in- $1.9 trillion rescue package, has meant that many unem- fl ation would require not just that wag- ployed people can receive more income from unemployment es or prices increase for a period after aid than from their former jobs. reopening, but also a broad expectation Jan Riggins, who manages two Express staffi ng offi ces in that they will continue to increase at a Fort Worth, Texas, said that some job seekers have turned down offers that paid less than they were receiving from benefi ts. She persistently higher pace,” Lael Brain- said health concerns are also a factor, noting that the open jobs ard, a Fed governor and key voice on that allow working from home, such as taking customer service the central bank’s interest rate policies, calls, have been quickly fi lled. said in an appearance Tuesday. “A lim- Q: Will all these issues continue to hold down hiring in ited period of pandemic-related price the coming months? increases is unlikely to durably change A: It’s possible. But most economists say they think infl ation dynamics.” April’s slowdown will prove temporary. Daniel Zhao, senior economist at Glassdoor, an employment website, notes that Why is the Fed so sure that price Google searches for jobs had declined from mid-March and increases will prove fl eeting? only rebounded in late April — after the government had Two reasons: Because the public still compiled the jobs data for last month. largely expects infl ation to remain in The average workweek rose last month, evidence that check and because of recent history. companies are asking their employees to work more and will The Fed is closely monitoring “infl a- likely need to add workers soon. And the number of fi rst-time applications for unemploy- tion expectations.” These are measures ment aid has dropped steadily in the past month, a sign that of where consumers and fi nancial mar- layoffs are slowing. More people are returning to the job kets expect infl ation to be in the future. market to look for work again: About 750,000 people have Infl ation expectations have changed rejoined the workforce in the past two months. All of that Customers wait in line to purchase fuel at the Duck-Thru in Scotland Neck, N.C., on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Gas prices are ris- little for more than two decades, even should help employers fi ll more jobs. ing. Auto prices are soaring. Consumer goods companies are charging more for household basics like toilet paper, peanut butter amid sharp price fl uctuations, such as Q: Are unemployed people really avoiding jobs for the and soft drinks. (AP) a spike in oil prices in 2008 that took extra $300 a week in federal jobless aid? A: This is a contentious question. One academic research By Christopher Rugaber persistently below the 2% annual tar- compared with a year ago, a signifi cant oil to nearly $150 a barrel. If the pub- lic expects infl ation to stick around 2%, paper has found that for every 10% increase in unemploy- get set by the Federal Reserve. Under rise from just 1.7% a month earlier. An- ment benefi ts, job applications decline by nearly 4%. Yet as prices are rising. Auto prices are Chair Jerome Powell, the Fed is betting alysts forecast that consumer prices will then consumers and businesses won’t last spring, when the federal jobless benefi t was $600 — soaring. Consumer goods compa- likely change their behavior much even G that it can keep rates ultra-low even as soar again in April when that month’s twice as large — nearly 7.7 million people returned to work. nies are charging more for household fi gures are reported Wednesday, to a if commodity prices rise. Businesses Many of the unemployed say the extra benefi t does help the economic recovery kicks into high won’t charge their customers more, basics like toilet paper, peanut butter year-over-year reading of 3.6%. If that them take more time to seek better jobs than they had be- gear — and that it won’t have to quickly because they’ll expect the increases to fore the downturn. That impulse can create a problem for and soft drinks. prediction is accurate, that would be the All of which is resurrecting fears of raise rates to stop runaway infl ation. be temporary. And workers won’t gen- business owners and executives, who often want to hire im- Few economists think the nation is largest increase in nearly a decade. erally demand large wage increases to mediately. To them, the surge in customer demand emerg- an economic threat that has all but dis- Another factor is a widespread short- appeared over the past generation: Run- on the verge of uncontrollably high in- offset higher prices. ing from the pandemic represents an opportunity to win new fl ation. But worries among businesses, ages of raw materials and parts that is clients or increase market share. away infl ation. It occurs when prices for Some measures of infl ation expecta- On Friday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen downplayed magnifying costs. Builders can’t fi nd tions are rising, but not markedly so. most goods and services not only rise enough lumber to build new homes. the effect of the additional jobless aid on the willingness of but accelerate, making the cost of living A persistent material Financial market measures, based on the unemployed to seek work. She said at a news conference Manufacturers are desperate for more the yields of different Treasury securi- steadily more expensive and shrinking copper and other commodities. Auto that in states that provide higher unemployment payments, the purchasing power of Americans’ increase in inflation would ties, show that investors’ expectations the data shows the unemployed are actually more likely to makers need more semiconductor for infl ation are increasing in the short- fi nd work than in states that provide lower benefi ts. earnings and savings. chips. And some restaurants are scram- Growing jitters about infl ation have run but less so over the longer-term. Q: If companies can’t fi nd more workers, why not offer require not just that wages bling for chicken wings. higher pay? contributed to a sharp sell-off in stock That suggests that they agree with the Supply bottlenecks have occurred be- A: There are signs that more employers are doing just prices this week. Any signifi cant accel- Fed: They expect a temporary increase or prices increase for a peri- cause companies were caught fl at-footed that. Friday’s jobs report showed that average hourly pay eration of infl ation would exert a drag in infl ation. But they also think that en- by the speed of the economic recovery rose 0.7% in April to $30.17. For a single month, that’s a on the market and potentially imperil trenched infl ation expectations will pre- od after reopening, but also from the pandemic, with most consum- solid gain. Walmart, Amazon and Costco have all broadly the economic recovery. vent price rises from running rampant. raised their hourly wages in recent months. Still, not all com- ers fl ush with cash, after multiple stimu- In the past, rising infl ation has usu- a broad expectation that they Another reason the Fed thinks infl a- panies are willing to do so. Not yet anyway. ally led to higher pay as workers have lus checks, and spending freely. With tion will likely be temporary is that prices Q: Are other factors holding down job growth? demanded and received raises to keep everyone now ramping up at once, man- have been in check for roughly a quarter- A: Many small businesses closed in the pandemic, par- will continue to increase at a ticularly in downtowns that emptied out as white-collar pace. In fact, infl ation can’t really ac- ufacturers, shipping fi rms, miners and century. Even when the unemployment agricultural companies can’t keep up. rate fell to a 50-year low of 3.5% in 2019, workers fl ed to work from home. Kristen Broady, an econo- celerate for long without sizable wage persistently higher pace. mist at the Brookings Institution, noted that some of those gains. Yet pay raises — if they do occur Will Americans’ paychecks in- forcing wages higher, consumer prices re- companies have announced that they will continue to allow crease, too? mained below the Fed’s 2% target. — typically lag behind price increases, consumers and investors about uncom- their employees to work from home, at least for part of the thereby squeezing consumers at least fortably high infl ation are growing. Paychecks are starting to rise. Aver- What will the Fed do if infl ation week. That trend will likely hurt downtown coffee shops, temporarily. And eventually, pay gains age hourly earnings jumped 0.7% in stays too high? dry cleaners, gyms, and restaurants. What’s behind the concerns about themselves will fuel further infl ation: April, a substantial gain for a single Powell has said repeatedly that the Companies raise prices further to offset infl ation? month. Many companies have said they Fed has the “tools” to address higher higher wages for their employees. Mainly, it’s the fact that prices for so are struggling to attract applicants to infl ation: It could reduce its bond pur- Some companies, including Amazon, many things are rising and seem likely fi ll their open jobs. Only 266,000 jobs chases of $120 billion in Treasurys and have recently raised or said they plan to to do so for the next several months at were added last month, far fewer than mortgage-backed securities each month, raise wages. least. One reason for that is that pric- expected. Rising pay is a sign that com- which are intended to lower long-term Not since the late 1960s and early es tumbled in March and April of last panies are trying harder to fi ll their jobs. interest rates. And it could also raise ‘70s has the United States endured year, when the pandemic tore through That’s good for workers, and many its short-term rate from its current level chronic high infl ation, with consumer the economy, and have since rebound- companies may eat the higher cost or near zero. This rate infl uences borrow- prices rising at or near double-digit ed. As a result, year-over-year price turn to automation to reduce their labor ing rates throughout the economy. Such percentages from one year to the next. increases now look much higher than expenses. But if businesses start to raise moves would likely rein in infl ation. In fact, the reverse has been true for most consumers are used to. The con- their prices to cover higher wage bills, But they could also slow the economy A hiring sign is displayed outside a restaurant during the about a decade: Infl ation has remained sumer price index rose 2.6% in March that would accelerate infl ation. or even cause a recession. (AP) COVID-19 pandemic in Glenview, Illinois, May 8. (AP) ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 SCIENCE 11

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An unlikely helper AIDS virus used to fi x ‘bubble baby’ disease

NEW YORK, May 12, (AP): A gene therapy that makes use of an unlikely helper, the AIDS virus, gave a working im- mune system to 48 babies and toddlers who were born with- out one, doctors reported Tuesday. Results show that all but two of the 50 children who were given the experimental therapy in a study now have healthy germ-fi ghting abilities. “We’re taking what otherwise would have been a fatal dis- ease” and healing most of these children with a single treat- ment, said study leader Dr. Donald Kohn of UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital. “They’re basically ‘free range’ — going to school, doing normal things,” without the worry that any infection could become life-threatening, he said. The other two children who weren’t helped by the gene therapy later had successful bone marrow transplants. Doctors say it will take longer to know if any of the 50 are cured, but they seem to be well so far. The children had severe combined immunodefi ciency syndrome, or SCID, which is caused by an inherited genetic fl aw that keeps the bone mar- row from making healthy versions of the blood cells that form the immune Kohn system. Without treatment, it often kills in the fi rst year or two of life. It became known as “bubble boy disease” because of a A man performs rituals as bodies of people who died of COVID-19 are cremated at an open crematorium on the outskirts of Bengaluru, Karnataka state, India, May case in the 1970s involving a Texas boy who lived for 12 12. (AP) years in a protective plastic bubble to isolate him from germs. It’s now called “bubble baby disease” because roughly 20 different gene defects, including some that affect girls as well as boys, can cause it. Coronavirus A bone marrow transplant from a genetically matched sibling can cure the disorder, but most kids lack a suitable donor and the treatment is risky -- the Texas boy died after one. WHO designates new version a ‘variant of concern’ Patients now are treated with twice-weekly doses of anti- biotics and germ-fi ghting antibodies, but it’s not a permanent solution. Therapy Experts race to study variants in India Doctors think gene therapy might be. They remove some of a patient’s blood cells, use a disabled AIDS virus to insert NEW DELHI, May 12, (AP) A poten- a healthy version of the gene that the kids need, and return the tially worrisome variant of the coro- cells through an IV. navirus detected in India may spread Beyond COVID-19 vaccines, UNESCO Josselyn Kish, now 11 and living in Las Vegas, had it at more easily. But the country is behind in doing the kind of testing needed to UCLA when she was 3. As a baby, she suffered rashes, pain- This October 2013 photo provided by wants more ‘global science’ shared ful shingles and frequent diarrhea, said her mother, Kim Cart- the family shows Josselyn Kish on track it and understand it better. er. “Day care was calling me a couple times a week to come the day she received a gene therapy On Monday, the World Health Or- treatment at UCLA Mattel Children’s ganization designated the new version PARIS, May 12, (AP): While the US “It is a paradigm shift for the scien- get her because she was always getting fevers.” of the virus a “variant of concern” president is calling for suspending tific community.” After the gene therapy, “she was better right away,” Carter Hospital in Los Angeles. Born without a working immune system because based on preliminary research, along- patents on COVID-19 vaccines, The Open Science talks aim to said. Now, “she rarely, rarely gets sick at all” and has been side those that were fi rst detected in experts at UNESCO are quietly come up with a “soft law” by the end able to recover whenever she has. That hope extends to Jos- of an inherited genetic flaw, Josselyn suffered rashes, painful shingles and Britain, South Africa and Brazil but working on a more ambitious plan: of this year that governments could selyn’s newest infection - she was just diagnosed with COV- frequent diarrhea as a baby, said her have spread to other countries. a new global system for sharing sci- use as a guide for setting science ID-19 and so far has only very mild symptoms. mother, Kim Carter. After the gene “We need much more information entific knowledge that would outlast policies and systematically sharing In all, 27 children were treated at the Los Angeles hospi- therapy, ‘she was better right away,’ the current pandemic. data, software and research across about this virus variant,” said Ma- At a meeting that concluded borders, Persic said. tal, three at the US National Institutes of Health near Wash- Carter said. (AP) ria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s technical ington and 20 at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. Tuesday, diplomats and legal and Suspending vaccine patents is lead for COVID-19. “We need more technical experts from UNESCO’S more sensitive than genomes or The fact the treatment seems safe across multiple hospitals sequencing, targeted sequencing to member states tried to draw up testing protocols because of the performing it makes the study “very powerful,” said Dr. Ste- be done and to be shared in India and global guidelines under a project huge investment and commercial phen Gottschalk of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in elsewhere so that we know how much called Open Science. concerns involved, Persic acknowl- Memphis. of this virus is circulating.” UNESCO’s specialists say the edged. Discussions on the patent He had no role in the new study but he and his colleagues Viruses mutate constantly, and the pandemic has shown that shar- issue are centered at the World have performed a similar gene therapy on 17 other children surge in infections here has resulted in ing sensitive research is possible: Trade Organization, not UNESCO, with SCID. more opportunities for new versions to Chinese scientists sequenced and and they’re far from reaching con- “People ask us, is it a cure? Who knows long term, but emerge. shared the genome of the then- sensus. at least up to three years, these children are doing well,” But India was slow to start the ge- new coronavirus in January 2020, European leaders say lifting Gottschalk said. “The immune function seems stable over netic monitoring needed to see if those allowing German researchers to patent protections won’t solve the time so I think it looks very, very encouraging.” changes were happening and if they then quickly devise a screening test problem of getting shots into the Results of the UCLA-led study were published Tuesday by were making the coronavirus more in- shared around the world. arms of people in poorer coun- Schulze Merkel fectious or deadly. “The crisis put a spotlight on how tries. Instead, they are pushing the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at an on- scientific information is produced, for more immediate action, like line American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy conference. Mutations shared, communicated,” said Ana urging the US to export vaccine Grants from US and British government health agencies and Persic, chief of the science policy doses that have already been the tax-supported California Institute for Regenerative Medi- Discovery Such variants also need to be moni- section at Paris-based UNESCO. produced. cine paid for the work. Kohn is an inventor of the treatment tored to see if mutations help the virus and an adviser to the company now developing it, London- escape the immune system, potentially leading to reinfections or making vac- based Orchard Therapeutics. More spending for goal: Germany’s catalyzed by government decisions lab was able to fi nd workarounds and ❑ ❑ ❑ cines less effective. For now, the WHO to not pause religious gatherings and continued sequencing. environment minister said Wednesday stressed that COVID-19 vaccines are ef- that the government is considering addi- crowded election rallies. Other labs didn’t, and scientists Mary Kay Inc., a global leader in skin care innovation, fective at preventing disease and death in Dr. Gagandeep Kang, who studies mi- said that should have been when In- tional spending to meet the new climate people infected with the variant. continued its ongoing support of the beauty and scientifi c targets it has set for the coming decade. croorganisms at Christian Medical Col- dia ramped up its sequencing, because communities recently by sponsoring the virtual 2021 Soci- Svenja Schulze Indian scientists say their work has told public broadcaster been hindered by bureaucratic obsta- lege at Vellore in southern India, said re- cases were declining at the time. ety for Investigative Dermatology (SID) Annual Meeting, ARD that offi cials agree a program of ur- searchers need to fi gure out if the variant helping fund the society’s virtual meeting platform. At the gent measures is needed to complement cles and the government’s reluctance Also: to share vital data. India is sequencing is capable of infecting those who previ- meeting, Mary Kay unveiled breakthrough skin health re- the new goal of cutting greenhouse gas ously had COVID-19 and, if so, whether KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Coro- search on a botanical extract reducing retinol-related irrita- emissions by 65% from 1990 levels by around 1% of its total cases, and not all of the results are uploaded to the global it could result in severe disease. navirus cases are exploding in Asia and tion via the TRPV1 receptor. The brand was also excited 2030, and of going ‘net zero’ by 2045. “I don’t get why people don’t see the Pacifi c with over 5.9 million new to announce its fi rst-ever grants for researchers conducting The more ambitions targets were hast- database of coronavirus genomes. When there isn’t enough sequencing, this as important,” she said. confi rmed infections in the past two groundbreaking, innovative studies in skin health and skin ily agreed last week after Germany’s top Sequencing efforts in India have weeks, more than in all other regions disease. court ruled that existing measures placed there will be blind spots and more worri- too much of the burden for curbing global some mutations could go undetected un- been haphazard. The country uploads combined, the International Federation Mary Kay recently unveiled skin health grants and break- 0.49 sequences per 1,000 cases to of the Red Cross said Wednesday. through research at the 2021 Society for Investigative Der- warming on younger people, and ordered til they’re widespread, said Alina Chan, the government to lay out a more detailed a postdoctoral researcher at Broad Insti- GISAID, a global data sharing effort, It warned that the surge is pushing matology Conference. Chan said. The US, which had its own hospitals and health systems to the Mary Kay will be awarding four $25,000 grants to re- set of measures for the period from 2030. tute of MIT and Harvard who is tracking A lawmaker from Chancellor Angela global sequencing efforts. troubles with genetic monitoring, up- brink of collapse. searchers conducting groundbreaking and innovative studies Merkel’s center-right Union bloc, Andre- Ravindra Gupta, a professor of clini- loads about 10 in 1,000, while the UK Seven out of 10 countries globally in skin health or skin diseases, which eligible applicants can as Jung, told public radio rbb-Inforadio cal microbiology at the University of does so for about 82 per 1,000 cases. that are doubling their infection num- apply for through August 31, 2021. The winners of the Mary that a higher price on carbon from next Cambridge, said: “It has all the hall- Late last year, Indian government bers the fastest are in Asia and the Pa- Kay grants will be announced at the SID annual meeting in year was one of the options being consid- marks of the virus that we should be institutions were ordered to buy do- cifi c, it said. Laos took just 12 days to 2022. Through the funds, Mary Kay hopes to empower re- ered. worried about.” mestic raw materials wherever pos- see its cases double, and the number searchers to uncover new perspectives and intervention strat- The environmentalist Greens party First detected in the coastal Maha- sible, in keeping with Prime Minister of confi rmed infections in India has egies in the science of dermatology. wants the rate at which renewable energy rashtra state last year, the new variant Narendra Modi’s goal of turning India doubled in under two months to more generation is expanded to be doubled. It Innovation has now been found in samples in 19 “self-reliant.” This proved impossi- than 23 million, the Red Cross said in is also calling for government borrowing ble, since all materials for sequenc- a statement. rules to be relaxed when it comes to in- of the 27 states surveyed. Meanwhile “Mary Kay is a fi rm believer that a collaborative effort a variant fi rst detected in Britain has ing were imported, resulting in more It said Oxford University’s Our World is crucial in identifying new discoveries and innovation,” vestments in climate measures. (AP) ❑ ❑ ❑ declined in India in the past 45 days. paperwork, said Anurag Agarwal, the in Data reported more than 5.9 million said Dr. Lucy Gildea, Mary Kay’s Chief Scientifi c Offi cer. Indian health offi cials have cau- director of the Institute of Genomics new COVID-19 infections in Asia and “Events like the annual Society for Investigative Dermatol- Bid to save turtles: A team of Illinois tioned that it is too soon to attribute the and Integrative Biology. The obstacles the Pacifi c during the two weeks. Of- ogy conference bring together the brightest minds working researchers is using dogs to track down a nation’s surge solely to such variants. were most pronounced between Sep- fi cial fi gures for much of the region are to advance the future of the fi eld. May Kay is excited to be threatened species of turtle. Experts point out that the spread was tember and December, he said, but his widely believed to be undercounts. part of this scientifi c community, and we know these research Researchers believe ornate box turtles, grants will further help ongoing efforts in skin research. We once living in half of Illinois’ 102 coun- are thrilled to see what scientists uncover next.” ties, are found in less than 10. health of the environment that we draw of dry, mild weather is giving the Great Although still above normal, the Mary Kay’s own latest research explores the combination One known home for the species is in lakes have dropped steadily since last Lee County, and a team from the Chicago our natural resources on.” (AP) Lakes a break after two years of high wa- of retinol with a plant derived TRPV1 antagonist and anti- fall and are expected to remain below Zoological Society and the University of ❑ ❑ ❑ ter that has shattered records and heavily infl ammatory botanical extract in mitigating retinoid-induced damaged shoreline roads and homes, of- 2020 levels for most of this year, ac- irritation. Using a cosmetic formulation, Mary Kay research- Illinois spent Friday surveying the 3,800- acre (1,500-hectare) Nachusa Grasslands. Lakes water surge eases: A spell fi cials said Monday. cording to a US Army Corps of Engi- ers were able to demonstrate gradual retinization over a pe- A team paced through the grasses try- neers forecast. riod of eight weeks. Subjects who applied the formulation not ing to spot the small turtles, aided by a “Over the next six months, the worst is only demonstrated high tolerability to the formulation, but group of Boykin spaniels that can sniff behind us,” said John Allis, chief of Great also a reduction in dermatologist-assessed erythema, edema, out the turtles’ trail. When a human or Lakes hydrology for the Corps’ Detroit and dryness after use. a dog located a turtle, researchers made district. “We really shouldn’t be seeing “Our Research & Development team is consistently devel- notes about the reptile’s eyes, ears, nose anywhere near the record highs that we oping new skin care solutions for women around the world,” and took physical measurements along saw last year.” said Dr. Gildea. “Participating in events such as the SID an- with a blood sample. But offi cials cautioned that it’s too nual meeting allows us to learn and share relevant research so Ornate box turtles’ shells have distinct early to declare an end to the high-water we can continue to deliver meaningful benefi ts and amazing yellow markings in a sunburst pattern. period. Levels fl uctuate reliably with the sea- products to consumers.” They typically weigh about a pound and are 3 or 4 inches (8 to 10 centimeters) in sons each year. But long-term trends that The Society of Investigative Dermatology Annual Meet- can bring extreme, prolonged surges or ing is just the latest event Mary Kay has participated in 2021 length, said Dr. Matt Allender, the Chi- cago Zoological Society clinical veteri- drop-offs depend on factors such as rain with scientifi c and academic communities that reinforce the narian and director of the University of Il- and snow, temperatures and evaporation brand’s long-standing commitment to advancing skin health linois Wildlife Epidemiology Laboratory. rates, which are hard to predict. research and development. Mary Kay holds more than 1,600 The health study is in its 15th year. The “Certainly there’s a suggestion based patents for products, technologies and packaging designs in data collected during Friday’s survey will on the recent past that precipitation will its global portfolio. be added to previous years’ fi ndings to go back up again,” said Jeff Andresen, One of the original glass ceiling breakers, Mary Kay help researchers determine what is threat- the Michigan state climatologist. “So it’s Ash founded her beauty company 57 years ago with three ening the environment and health of the something we’ll just have to be aware of goals: develop rewarding opportunities for women, offer ir- ornate box turtles. and be prepared.” resistible products, and make the world a better place. That “Ornate box turtles are sentinels of A decline that began in the late 1990s, dream has blossomed into a multibillion-dollar company environmental and ecosystem health, so bottoming out in early 2013, gave way to with millions of independent sales force members in nearly they utilize both land and water sources, a rapid climb that has eroded shorelines 40 countries. just like humans do in this environment,” and hammered infrastructure across the Allender said. “And so the health of the A COVID-19 patient receives oxygen outside a government run hospital in Jam- region. Records were shattered on all fi ve ornate box turtle is a refl ection of the mu, India, May 12. (AP) lakes. 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Food Film

Fish research honored ‘Water Man’ shows ‘power of sacrifi cial love’ Nutrition expert wins Oyelowo fulfi lls new directing passion the World Food Prize LOS ANGELES, May 12, (AP): While Oyelowo said he was drawn to the “It was acknowledging the limita- starring in fi lms like “Selma” and “Lee script because the story reminded tions and building it into a perfor- DES MOINES, Iowa, May 12, (AP): A nutrition ex- Daniels’ The Butler,” actor David him of his favorite fantasy fi lms like mance in a way I think was important pert who pioneered innovative ways of raising fi sh Oyelowo discovered a new passion: the ‘80s classics “The Goonies” and for me to represent with dignity,” she rich in micronutrients and fatty acids and incorporat- directing. “Gremlins.” continued. “It’s such a vulnerable state ing them into diets in developing countries was named Oyelowo was inspired to step be- “Those fi lms have some heavier to be in when you’re that ill and really the recipient of the World Food Prize on Tuesday. hind-the-camera after learning differ- themes where kids are still involved,” dependent on other people.” Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, 71, who grew ent nuances of the craft from respected said Oyelowo, who plays Gunner’s Dawson said Oyelowo - whose late up on Caribbean island of Trinidad and later became a David Oyelowo posing for a portrait in directors like Ava DuVernay and Will father, Amos. “This fi lm has that sort father battled cancer - helped her along citizen of Denmark, was awarded the prize in recogni- Gluck. His desire to act and direct in of a young person in jeopardy theme, the way. She said Oyelowo made tion of her achievements in pioneering fi sh-based food New York on April 8, 2019. Oyelowo made his directorial debut in ‘The Wa- the same movie grew even more af- which I loved growing up.” things easier for herself and the rest of systems to improve nutrition, ter Man,’ which released in the US on ter seeing successful efforts from his Oyelowo said the fi lm’s driving the crew, calling him a consummate health and livelihoods for mil- May 7. (AP) friends Nate Parker in “The Birth of force is Gunner, played by 13-year-old actor and storyteller. lions around the world. a Nation” and Joel Edgerton in “The Lonnie Chavis, who stars on the NBC “He was clear about his vision and “Dr. Thilsted fi gured out how Gift,” as well as Mel Gibson, who won hit drama series “This Is Us.” tone,” she said. “We didn’t have a these nutrient-rich small fi sh an Oscar for best director for “Brave- “It’s the power of sacrifi cial love,” whole lot of time in the world, but it can be raised locally and inex- heart.” Oyelowo said. “You have this kid who still felt like we did. He really allowed pensively,” said US Secretary For years, Oyelowo picked their is prepared to risk everything to save us to play and fi nd our moments, fi nd of State Antony Blinken in re- brains to feel confi dent enough to make his mother. You have this father who our pauses and our bursts of energy. marks recorded and delivered a leap of his own. The actor’s directo- is prepared to save his son. You see a He’s such an actor’s actor.” at the announcement ceremony. rial debut, “The Water Man,” arrives in family who is imperfect, but they have Chavis said Oyelowo helped him “Now, millions of low-income theaters Friday. The fi lm was produced a love that I think is pretty much per- pull into the emotional state of Gunner. families across many countries, by Harpo Films with Oprah Winfrey fect. They defi ne sacrifi cial love. She’s “There was a scene where I had to Thilsted including Bangladesh, Cambo- serving as executive producer. ill but she doesn’t think about herself. climb this big log, and I was really dia, India, Nepal, Burma, Zam- Oyelowo said he learned about She’s thinking about the relationship afraid of heights at the time,” Chavis bia, Malawi, are eating small fi sh regularly, dried and having a grasp on the movie’s theme between her son and husband.” remembered. “So Mr. David pulled me fresh, in everything from chutneys to porridge, giv- Harlow Lloyd from DuVernay. He credits Gluck with aside and he gave me a personal story ing kids and breastfeeding mothers key nutrients that teaching him the importance of a direc- Relatable about his life ... something to tap into will protect children for a lifetime. That is all thanks tor capturing all of the elements in a After reading the script, Dawson my own life. He was doing all this for to her.” Variety fi lm: wardrobe, photography, editing said she related to Gunner’s character, the love and the passion that he had for Improved - as well as each actor’s performance. who has to face his parent’s mortality the fi lm.” “I’ve sort of had my own fi lm just like her. The actor said she learned In return, Oyelowo said Dawson US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and UN school through working with several that her father was diagnosed with pan- and Chavis made him look good as a Nutrition Chair Naoko Yamamoto also delivered re- LOUISVILLE, Ky: A DJ for rapper Jack great directors,” said Oyelowo, who creatic cancer shortly after she landed director. Harlow marks. World Food Prize Foundation President Bar- has been charged with murder stars in the fi lm with Rosario Dawson. the role of Mary, who is battling leuke- Oyelowo said he wants to direct bara Stinson announced Thilsted as the winner. in a May 1 shooting at a nightclub in Louisville. “(Directing) came as a byproduct of mia in the fi lm. more projects, if he can juggle that The World Food Prize was created by Nobel my acting career. I wanted to direct Dawson said she had some tough with his busy acting career. He likes Peace Prize laureate Norman Borlaug in 1986 to Prosecutors released a statement Tues- day that said Ronnie Tyshon O’Bannon because I’ve been around some of the times while fi lming as she dealt with mixing reality and fantasy, but he’s recognize scientists and others who have improved best people in the world.” her father’s health. But she said her also passionate about telling African the quality and availability of food. The founda- has been charged in the shooting death of Kasmira Nash at the night club. The “The Water Man” tells a story about role gave her the opportunity to chan- stories. tion that awards the $250,000 prize is based in Des a hopeful boy named Gunner who is nel everything that was going on in real “I think there are just some incred- Moines, Iowa. early-morning shooting occurred the day of the Kentucky Derby. looking to save his severely ill mother, life to help deliver a relatable story. ible stories that are not sequels or re- Thilsted began research in Bangladesh in the 1980s O’Bannon, also known as Ronnie played by Dawson. The boy and his “I had to self motivate a strength makes,” Oyelowo said. “In some ways, while working to improve the lives of malnourished Lucciano, is a member of Harlow’s friend venture into a remote forest to that just wasn’t there,” said Dawson. they’ve slept on Africa as a producer people. After talking to local women who told her that Private Garden musical group. Harlow, a search for a mythical fi gure, who Gun- As her father was starting chemothera- of great stories and great content. I re- eating a variety of local small fi sh species made them Louisville native, was seen on video near ner believes carries the secret to ever- py treatments, she sent him a photo of ally want to be a part of seeing those stronger, she began researching their diet. Returning O’Bannon in the night club during the lasting life. her balding character in solidarity. kind of stories in a global presence.” to Copenhagen, she studied the nutritional value of shooting, according to media reports. small fi sh species in Bangladesh and later Cambodia. O’Bannon was also charged with “I was able to assess the nutritional composition of evidence tampering. Information was not these small fi sh species and realized that they were available about whether O’Bannon has Film Festival crowd with anecdotes continued to play tennis into his 90s. In Hitchcock, who also cast Lloyd in the extremely rich in multiple micronutrients, vitamins an attorney who could comment on his about rarifi ed friends and colleagues 2015, he appeared in the Amy Schumer classic thriller 1945’s “Spellbound.” behalf. including Charlie Chaplin and Jean comedy “Trainwreck.” His other movie credits include Jean and minerals, and most importantly that the forms Renoir. His most notable fi lm part was as the Renoir’s “The Southerner,” Charlie in which they were found were highly available and Nash, 37, was working at the night club during a Derby party when the The wiry, 5-foot-5 Lloyd, whose villain who plummets off the Statue of Chaplin’s “Limelight,” “Dead Poets could be absorbed by the human body,” she told The energy was boundless off-screen as well, Liberty in 1942s “Saboteur,” directed by Society” with Robin Williams, “In Her Associated Press via video from Penang, Malaysia, shooting happened. Police said she died at the scene from a gunshot wound. Shoes” with Cameron Diaz and “Gangs ahead of the ceremony. of New York” with Daniel Day-Lewis. That knowledge led her back to Bangladesh, where Another male victim was also shot but wasn’t seriously injured, according to On Broadway, Lloyd played the Fool she studied how farmers raised fi sh, with the goal of media reports. (AP) opposite Louis Calhern’s King Lear in helping them to improve their effi ciency and their ❑ ❑ ❑ 1950, co-starred with Jessica Tandy in product’s nutritional value. At the time, aquaculture the comedy “Madam, Will You Walk” was just taking off in the country, which now has 4 LOS ANGELES: Norman Lloyd, whose and directed Jerry Stiller in “The Tam- million household ponds raising fi sh. The common role as kindly Dr Daniel Auschlander ing of the Shrew” in 1957. practice then was to clean the ponds of all native small on TV’s “St Elsewhere” was a single He was also part of Welles’ 1937 species and stock them with carp species used as the chapter in a distinguished stage and modern-dress fascist-era production of primary fi sh for food and sold at markets. screen career that put him in the com- “Julius Caesar” that has gone down in Thilsted said that after many years of research, she pany of Orson Welles, Alfred Hitch- history as one of the landmark stage cock, Charlie Chaplin and other greats, pieces in the American theater. Norman and others showed that the farmers could raise the played the small but key role of Cinna large fi sh together with the micronutrient-rich small has died. He was 106. Lloyd’s son, Michael Lloyd, said the Poet, opposite Welles’ Brutus. Stage native fi sh, increasing production and boosting the nu- his father died Tuesday at his home in magazine put Welles on its June cover tritional quality of the fi sh grown. the Brentwood neighborhood of Los and proclaimed the production “one of “That was the system we used for the aquaculture Angeles. the most exciting dramatic events of our approach, which I call pond polyculture,” she said. His credits stretch from the earliest time.” Her research done with the help of international known US TV drama, 1939s “On the Born Nov 8, 1914, in Jersey City, organizations including UNICEF, the UN’s Interna- Streets of New York” on the nascent New Jersey, Lloyd jumped into acting tional Fund for Agricultural Development and the NBC network, to 21st-century projects as a youngster in the 1920s. On stage, World Bank, improved the scientifi c understanding of including “Modern Family” and “The he was a regular with Welles’ Mercury the importance of fi sh in diets. The changes she helped Practice.” Theater, the groundbreaking 1930s bring about made a signifi cant difference in the diets “If modern fi lm history has a voice, it troupe that also featured Joseph Cotton and incomes of some of the world’s most vulnerable is Norman Lloyd’s,” reviewer Kenneth and Agnes Moorehead and formed the people. Turan wrote in the Los Angeles Times Dua Lipa performs during the Brit Awards 2021 at the O2 Arena, London, May basis of Welles’ classic fi lm debut, “Citi- in 2012 after Lloyd regaled a Cannes 11. (AP) zen Kane.” (AP) ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 SPORTS 14

Boavista lose 1-0 Sporting Lisbon end 19-year title drought LISBON, Portugal, May 12, (AP): Sporting Lisbon’s wait of nearly two decades for a Portuguese league title is fi nally over. Sporting defeated relegation-threat- ened Boavista 1-0 to win the league for the fi rst time since 2002, ending the reign of local powerhouses Porto and Benfi ca. Porto had won 11 titles and Benfi ca seven since Sporting last lifted the trophy 19 years ago. Cristiano Ronaldo, who began his career with Sporting Lisbon, posted a celebratory photo of the current squad on his Instagram account, saying “Congratulations, champions.” Paulinho scored the title-winning goal for the Lions in the 36th minute, hitting the top of the net from close range after a low cross into the area. Sporting’s captain Sebastian Coates, (center), lifts the trophy at the end of the Portuguese League soccer match between Sporting CP and Boavista FC at the Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon, The victory left Sporting eight points ahead of second-place Porto on May 11. (AP) with two rounds to go. Benfi ca, which won 3-1 at last-place Nacional de Ma- deira earlier on Tuesday, was 12 points back in third place. Bieber extends MLB strikeout record; SOCCER Sporting’s 19th league title comes three years after the club endured one of the worst crises in its history when dozens of fans with their faces cov- Hernández homers, Indians pip Cubs ered forced their way into the team’s training complex and assaulted play- ers and staff. The shocking attack, which attracted worldwide headlines, Machado HR, 5 RBIs, Padres minus Tatis rout Rockies 8-1 came after Sporting missed out on a Champions League berth, which com- CLEVELAND, May 12, (AP): shutout innings, Asdrúbal Cabrera had four hits inning and St. Louis beat Milwaukee for its fourth pounded ongoing internal disputes in- including a three-run homer, and Arizona beat straight victory. volving players, club directors and its Shane Bieber pitched out of some Miami. Goldschmidt broke a 1-all tie when he sent the controversial president at the time. early trouble before extending Bumgarner (4-2) gave up just four hits that all first pitch he saw from Boxberger (0-1) well over No fans were allowed inside of his strikeout record and César came in different innings. He added a sacrifice fly the wall in left-center field for a two-run blast. Sporting’s Alvalade Stadium but Hernández hit a two-run homer, at the plate for his first RBI of the season. O’Neill followed later with a three-run shot. thousands of supporters had gathered The Diamondbacks broke the game open in the Cardinals reliever Alex Reyes (2-0) pitched two across the city of Lisbon in hopes of sending the Cleveland Indians to a fifth when they sent 11 batters to the plate, scored scoreless innings, wiggling out of trouble both being able to celebrate the much-antic- 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. five runs and pushed to a 6-0 lead. That chased times. ipated title. Bieber (4-2) struck out eight and has now starter Pablo López (0-3), who gave up six earned Blue Jays 5, Braves 3 fanned at least that many in 20 consecutive runs over 4 1/3 innings. In Atlanta, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and Yankees 3, Rays 1 Toronto took advantage of Atlanta’s indecisive MLB Results/Standings starts, a major league mark he builds on fielding in the eighth inning to rally past the every time out. The right-hander’s streak In St. Petersburg, Fla., Jordan Montgomery pitched six strong innings, Aaron Judge and Gary Braves. was in jeopardy, but he got Nick Martini for Guerrero had three hits, including a tying single Sánchez homered, and New York beat Tampa WASHINGTON, May 12, (AP): Re- strikeout No. 8 in the seventh. Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Shane Bie- Bay for the second time in seven games this sea- in a three-run eighth. Ronald Acuña Jr. hit his sults and standings from the MLB The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner ber delivers in the fi rst inning of a baseball son. major league-leading 11th homer for Atlanta. games on Tuesday. San Francisco 4 Texas 2 wasn’t as sharp as usual and needed a career-high game against the Chicago Cubs, on May 11, New York slugger Luke Voit went 0 for 3 in his Marcell Ozuna also connected. 121 pitches to go 6 2/3 innings. Cleveland 3 Chicago Cubs 2 in Cleveland. (AP) first game this season. He had knee surgery on Trent Thornton (1-0) pitched a scoreless sev- NY Yankees 3 Tampa Bay 1 James Karinchak finished the seventh for March 29. enth. Jordan Romano survived a stressful ninth to Oakland 3 Boston 2 Bieber and worked the eighth. Emmanuel Clase with just their sixth win in 21 games. earn his first save. NY Mets 3 Baltimore 2 gave up two singles in the ninth, but got Matt Corey Seager had a two-run single in the sev- Phillies 6, Nationals 2 Toronto 5 Atlanta 3 BASEBALL Houston 5 LA Angels 1 Duffy to bounce into a game-ending double play enth for the Dodgers, and Max Muncy hit an early In Washington, Bryce Harper treated heckling Detroit 8 Kansas City 7 for his seventh save. homer as they fell behind 4-1. Montgomery (2-1) gave up one run, two hits, fans to a long home run, Andrew Knapp delivered Chic. Wht. Sox 9 Minnesota 3 Hernández homered in the fifth off Adbert LA Dodgers 6 Seattle 4 Mitch Haniger hit two solo homers and Kyle walked one and tied a career high with nine strike- a key pinch-hit in place of injured catcher J.T. Alzolay (1-3), who matched Bieber for six innings. Seager added a two-run shot for the Mariners, who Realmuto and Philadelphia beat Washington. Pittsburgh 7 Cincinnati 2 outs. After Jonathan Loaisiga worked two innings, Philadelphia 6 Washington 2 Padres 8, Rockies 1 have lost three straight on their five-game road trip. Realmuto was hit in the left knee by Josh Bell’s Aroldis Chapman got three outs to get his eighth St Louis 6 Milwaukee (11 Inns) 1 In Denver, Manny Machado homered and tri- Garrett Cleavinger (1-3) pitched a perfect foul ball in the seventh inning. Trea Turner hom- San Diego 8 Colorado 1 pled to drive in five runs, helping to make up for eighth for his first major league win. Kenley save and complete a three-hitter. ered for Washington, which has dropped six of Arizona 11 Miami 3 the absence of star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. Jansen worked a flawless ninth for his sixth save. Judge started in right field after being rested seven. American League Sunday and hit a first-pitch, first-inning solo East Division and several other teammates as San Diego beat Seattle couldn’t capitalize on a strong start by Chase Anderson (2-3) retired 15 of 16 after W L Pct GB Colorado. Yusei Kikuchi, who racked up a career-best 11 homer off Luis Patiño (1-1). yielding two hits to begin the game. Boston 22 15 .595 _ Tatis and outfielder Wil Myers have tested strikeouts while pitching into the seventh inning. Giants 4, Rangers 2 Pirates 7, Reds 2 New York 19 16 .543 2 In San Francisco, Logan Webb set a career high Toronto 18 16 .529 2-1/2 positive for COVID-19, while first baseman Eric Mets 3, Orioles 2 In Pittsburgh, Troy Stokes Jr. drove in runs Tampa Bay 19 18 .514 3 Hosmer and two backups are now out for contact In New York, Patrick Mazeika got his second with 10 strikeouts in six innings and San Fran- with each of his first two major league hits, JT Baltimore 16 20 .444 5-1/2 tracing, leaving the Padres shorthanded at Coors walkoff RBI in four career games with a fielder’s cisco beat Texas. Brubaker pitched six strong innings and Pittsburgh Central Division Swept in the two-game series, Texas dropped W L Pct GB Field. Hosmer and Myers both were pulled out in choice grounder in the ninth inning, helping beat Cincinnati. Chicago 20 13 .606 _ the middle of the game. banged-up New York rally to beat Baltimore. to 0-5 against NL opponents this year. Two days after making his debut, Stokes hit an Cleveland 19 14 .576 1 Myers crashed into the right-field wall in the The Mets have won six straight. Mike Yastrzemski and Brandon Belt drove in RBI single in the fourth inning. The right fielder Kansas City 16 18 .471 4-1/2 first inning while catching Garrett Hampson’s runs for San Francisco. Jordan Lyles (1-3) gave Minnesota 12 21 .364 8 Baltimore led 2-1 entering the ninth after John also doubled in a run in the eighth. Brubaker (3-2) Detroit 11 24 .314 10 deep fly ball. Machado hit a two-run drive off Means outdueled Marcus Stroman in his first start up two runs in five innings, striking out six. allowed one run on five hits to win for the first time West Division Antonio Senzatela (1-4) in the fifth. Miguel Diaz since throwing a no-hitter last week. Cardinals 6, Brewers 1, 11 Innings in four starts. He had four strikeouts and one walk. W L Pct GB (1-0) tossed three innings of scoreless relief. Mazeika pinch hit in the pitcher’s spot with two In Milwaukee, Paul Goldschmidt and Tyler The Pirates had lost eight straight games to the Oakland 22 15 .595 _ Houston 19 17 .528 2-1/2 Astros 5, Angels 1 on and one out against closer César Valdez and hit O’Neill homered off Brad Boxberger in the 11th Reds. Seattle 18 18 .500 3-1/2 In Houston, Shohei Ohtani struck out 10 in an a grounder that scored Jonathan Villar. Tigers 8, Royals 7 Texas 18 20 .474 4-1/2 impressive duel with Lance McCullers Jr., and Valdez (2-1) blew his third save in 11 chances. In Detroit, Robbie Grossman singled home the Los Angeles 16 19 .457 5 Houston broke loose against the Los Angeles National League Jeurys Familia (1-0) dodged trouble in the eighth winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning and East Division bullpen. and got the win. Detroit, after squandering a seven-run lead late, W L Pct GB Ohtani allowed one run and four hits with one Athletics 3, Red Sox 2 recovered to beat skidding Kansas City. New York 17 13 .567 _ walk in seven innings, his longest start of the In Boston, Chris Bassitt struck out a season- Grossman had five RBIs for the first time in his Philadelphia 19 17 .528 1 Atlanta 17 18 .486 2-1/2 season. The two-way star then moved to play high 10 over seven effective innings and Oakland career, sending the Royals to their ninth straight Miami 15 20 .429 4-1/2 right field, and Yuli Gurriel homered during beat Boston. loss. He ripped a two-out single off Scott Barlow Washington 13 18 .419 4-1/2 Houston’s four-run eighth. Ohtani batted second Matt Chapman and Elvis Andrus hit RBI sin- (1-1) in the ninth to score Niko Goodrum. Central Division W L Pct GB and went 1 for 4, striking out twice. gles for the A’s in the seventh inning as Oakland Gregory Soto (3-1) got one out after Jose St Louis 22 14 .611 _ Angels reliever Aaron Slegers (2-1) took the broke a 1-all tie. Matt Olson also had an RBI Cisnero allowed three runs in the top of the ninth. Milwaukee 19 17 .528 3 loss after Michael Brantley drove in the go-ahead single for the A’s. Bassitt (3-2) allowed three hits White Sox 9, Twins 3 Chicago 17 18 .486 4-1/2 run off Alex Claudio. and two runs. In Chicago, José Abreu hit a tiebreaking two- Cincinnati 16 17 .485 4-1/2 Pittsburgh 15 20 .429 6-1/2 Dodgers 6, Mariners 4 Darwinzon Hernandez (0-2) relieved Nathan run homer in the sixth inning and Chicago beat West Division In Los Angeles, Gavin Lux hit a dramatic three- Eovaldi in the seventh and took the loss. Minnesota for its fourth straight win. W L Pct GB run homer in the eighth inning, and the struggling Yusmeiro Petit pitched a scoreless eighth and Abreu went deep to left center on the first pitch San Francisco 22 14 .611 _ San Diego Padres’ Manny Machado watches San Diego 20 16 .556 2 Los Angeles Dodgers rallied late to beat Seattle. Jake Diekman got his fourth save despite walking he saw from Jorge Alcala (0-1) for his seventh Los Angeles 19 17 .528 3 Lux’s first homer of the season came off Rafael two batters in the ninth. his three-run triple off Colorado Rockies relief homer. Arizona 17 19 .472 5 Montero (3-2) and helped the defending World Diamondbacks 11, Marlins 3 pitcher Tyler Kinley during the sixth inning of Yasmani Grandal lofted a three-run homer in Colorado 12 23 .343 9-1/2 Series champions open a nine-game homestand In Phoenix, Madison Bumgarner threw seven a baseball game, on May 11, in Denver. (AP) the second for first-place Chicago. ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 SPORTS 15 Jets clinch 3rd place in North Division Raffl’s late goal pushes Capitals past Bruins 2-1

WINNIPEG, Manito- ba, May 12, (AP): Blake Wheeler had two goals and two assists, Connor Helle- buyck stopped 24 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-0 to clinch third place in the North Division. Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists, Mark Scheifele added a goal and an assist and Mason Appleton also scored for the Jets. Hellebuyck fi nished with his 24th career shutout. Winnipeg, which needed just one point to secure third, will face the second-place Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the playoffs. Toronto and Montrel will meet in the other division series. Braden Holtby finished with 31 saves for Vancouver, which remained last in the North. Connor opened the scoring at 7:48 of the first with his 24th of the season and second in two games against Vancouver. Connor took a nice tap pass from Wheeler before beating Holtby. ICE HOCKEY

Appleton had a good scoring chance with under four minutes left but Holtby made the save as the Jets out- shot Vancouver 11-6 in the period. Wheeler put Winnipeg ahead 2-0 at 2:05 of the second, registering his 14th of the season unassisted. Wheeler drew an assist on Scheifele’s deflec- tion at 8:33. It was Scheifele’s 21st of the year as Vancouver held an 11-10 edge in shots on goal. Wheeler made it 4-0 with his second of the game and 15th of the season at 10:44 of the third. Appleton recorded his 11th of the year at 11:54. Veteran Jets forward Paul Stastny Winnipeg Jets’ Dylan DeMelo (2) and Vancouver Canucks’ Jayce Hawryluk (13) work for position beside Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck (37) during the second period of an NHL hockey was honored prior to the game, which game, on May 11, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (AP) was the 1,000th of his NHL career. Capitals beat the short-handed Boston Curtis Lazar scored for the Bruins, Jarred Tinordi’s cross-ice pass. With his wife and two young children Bruins 2-1 in the teams’ regular season who played largely a reserve squad. Hagelin tied it with 3:45 left to go in Auger-Aliassime moves into 3rd round on the ice, the 35-year-old Stastny - finale. That included nine players that entered who has also played for the Colorado the period, putting in a loose puck Avalanche, St. Louis Blues and Vegas Carl Hagelin also scored and Vitek Tuesday with fewer than 10 games this from in close after Swayman stopped Golden Knights - was presented with a Vanecek stopped 25 shots for year and only six with 40 or more. Zdeno Chara’s initial shot. custom art piece and the first silver Washington in a game between teams Jeremy Swayman made 30 saves for It remained that way until Raffl Nole loses cool, wins match stick in franchise history. who will meet in the first round of the the Bruins. collected a loose puck inside the final Capitals 2, Bruins 1 playoffs. The Capitals also welcomed Lazar opened the scoring midway seconds in the Bruins’ end. From just against Fritz at Italian Open In Washington, Michael Raffl right wing Alex Ovechkin and center through the second period when he feet from the goal line left of the goal, scored from a tight angle with 1.8 sec- Nicklas Backstrom back from lower- snuck in front of the crease behind he lifted a shot above Swayman’s onds remaining and the Washington body injuries. defender Tom Wilson and guided in right shoulder and into the roof of the ROME, May 12, (AP): Top-ranked there because the conditions were net. Novak Djokovic shouted at the um- slower which allows me to return his Bruins RW Ondrej Kase (upper pire before regaining his cool to see serves, because he’s got really big body) remained out after leaving early out his rain-delayed second-round serves,” Djokovic continued. “So I in Monday’s game against the New match against Taylor Fritz at the kind of kept the match under my con- York Islanders, his first since January Italian Open. trol for most part of the two sets, then after dealing with a concussion. RW With conditions worsening dur- served for the match. Very sloppy Charlie Coyle (upper body) missed his ing the second set and rain getting service game. He played well, made fourth game. heavier, the defending champion’s a great passing shot to come back.” Ovechkin’s return marked his first extended playing time since April 22. temper boiled over and he roared, Last year, Djokovic was disquali- Capitals RW T.J. Oshie (lower body) “How much more do you want to fi ed from the U.S. Open for uninten- and D John Carlson (lower body) play?” at the umpire. He added: “I tionally hitting a line judge in the remained out. asked you three times and you are throat with a ball. The Capitals fourth line of Hagelin, not checking anything.” Djokovic will next play a quali- Nic Dowd and Garnet Hathaway all Djokovic, who has won the Italian fi er in either Alejandro Davidovich played their 56th game on Thursday, Open fi ve times, went on to beat the Fokina, who upset 16th-seeded representing three of Washington’s American 6-3, 7-6 (5). Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 7-6 (2), or four players to appear in every game “I was stressed out in the end ob- Cameron Norrie. this season. The unit combined for 23 viously, but I think it was the right Daniil Medvedev’s scheduled goals and 48 points. call to stop showdown with fellow Russian The Bruins and Capitals begin their the match,” Aslan Karatsev was among the playoff series on Saturday night in Djokovic said. matches postponed Tuesday. Washington. “When I came back, I thought TENNIS we were quite Women’s Rugby WCup even actu- to kick off in Oct ’22 ally till the last Earlier, ninth-seeded Matteo Ber- point. rettini rallied to beat Nikoloz Basi- WELLINGTON, New Zealand, May “I’m glad lashvili 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 - less than 48 12, (AP): The Women’s World Cup in that I managed hours after losing the fi nal in Ma- New Zealand will kick off in October to fi nish off Auger-Aliassime drid. Fellow Italian Lorenzo Sonego next year after a delay of more than this match in also advanced, celebrating his birth- Boston Bruins left wing Nick Ritchie (21) and Washington Capitals defenseman Brenden Dillon (4) battle for the 12 months because of the coronavirus puck during the fi rst period of an NHL hockey game, on May 11, in Washington. (AP) straight sets. I know I can play bet- day by beating 14th-seeded Gael pandemic. ter.” Monfi ls 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. World Rugby has released a new Djokovic, back in action after sit- Kei Nishikori was handed a schedule Wednesday for the 12-team ting out the Masters tournament in walkover in his second-round match NHL Results/Standings tournament that was initially set to be played from Sept. 18 to Oct. 16 this Madrid, was leading by a set and a against 11th-seeded Pablo Car- year. The new dates are Oct. 8 to Nov. break but was unable to serve out at reno Busta. Eighth-seeded Diego 12, 2022. 5-4 in the second. Schwartzman was beaten 6-1, 6-3 WASHINGTON, May 12, (AP): Results and standings from the NHL games on Tuesday. The tournament has been extended Play was then suspended for ap- by Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, Washington 2 Boston 1 Winnipeg 5 Vancouver 0 from 35 to 43 days, allowing all teams proximately three hours. Fritz held who moves into the third round. East Division West Division a break of at least fi ve days between his service game after the resump- In the women’s tournament, for- GP W L OT Pts GF GA GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Pittsburgh 56 37 16 3 77 196 156 x-Vegas 55 39 14 2 80 185 124 matches. tion to force the tiebreaker, but mer French Open champion Jelena x-Washington 56 36 15 5 77 191 163 x-Colorado 54 37 13 4 78 186 132 The pool phase will take place on Djokovic closed out the win on his Ostapenko ousted 16th-seeded Jo- x-Boston 56 33 16 7 73 168 136 x-Minnesota 54 35 14 5 75 178 149 weekends from Oct. 8-23 with the fi rst match point. hanna Konta 6-3, 6-1 and Kristina x-NY Islanders 56 32 17 7 71 156 128 x-St Louis 54 25 20 9 59 158 167 quarterfi nals on Oct. 29 and 30 and the “It was a very strange match with Mladenovic upset 10th-seeded Be- NY Rangers 56 27 23 6 60 177 157 Arizona 56 24 26 6 54 153 176 Philadelphia 56 25 23 8 58 163 201 Los Angeles 54 21 26 7 49 142 159 semifi nals on Nov. 5. strange conditions,” Djokovic said. linda Bencic 6-3, 6-4. New Jersey 56 19 30 7 45 145 194 San Jose 55 21 27 7 49 151 193 The fi nal and bronze medal match Buffalo 56 15 34 7 37 138 199 “Obviously ... it is challenging for Madison Keys rallied to win an Anaheim 56 17 30 9 43 126 179 Central Division will be played at Auckland’s Eden both me and him. all-American derby against Sloane GP W L OT Pts GF GA North Division Park on Nov. 12. “I thought that I had an advantage Stephens 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. y-Carolina 56 36 12 8 80 179 136 GP W L OT Pts GF GA While New Zealand is COVID-19 y-Toronto 54 35 13 6 76 182 140 x-Florida 56 37 14 5 79 189 153 free, lockdowns in other parts of the x-Tampa Bay 56 36 17 3 75 181 147 x-Edmonton 54 34 18 2 70 178 147 x-Nashville 56 31 23 2 64 156 154 x-Winnipeg 55 29 23 3 61 166 152 world disrupted the planned qualifying Dallas 56 23 19 14 60 158 154 x-Montreal 55 24 21 10 58 156 164 process and the preparations of some Chicago 56 24 25 7 55 161 186 Calgary 52 23 26 3 49 138 149 qualifi ed teams. Detroit 56 19 27 10 48 127 171 Ottawa 55 22 28 5 49 153 187 Columbus 56 18 26 12 48 137 187 Vancouver 51 21 27 3 45 135 169 “Longer rest periods between Note: Two points for a win one point for overtime loss. The top four teams in each division will qualify for playoffs under this matches for all teams is a further com- season’s temporary realignment. mitment to delivering comprehensive x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division player welfare standards.” Brazil to vaccinate athletes, coaches for Tokyo Olympics SAO PAULO, May 12, (AP): Brazil’s govern- “Because of a strategic issue we will use Pfi zer measures being undertaken by countries including ment is set to start delivering COVID-19 vaccines (to vaccinate) because it is a shot that has already the United States, Britain and Australia. to athletes, coaches, referees and accredited media been approved in all countries and won’t bring any The Olympic Games, which have already been headed for the Olympics and Paralympic Games hurdles to our athletes,” Queiroga told lawmakers. delayed 12 months because of the coronavirus pan- in Tokyo. “Also, that vaccine has a short period between the demic, are scheduled to open July 23. Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga told a news fi rst and second doses, which should immunize Brazil has attributed more than 420,000 deaths conference Tuesday that Brazil will get 4,050 dos- athletes quickly.” to COVID-19, a toll second only to the United es of the Pfi zer shot and another 8,000 from Chi- States. A more contagious variant of the disease nese pharmaceutical company Sinovac. pushed the country’s health care system to near Later at a congressional hearing Queiroga said OLYMPICS collapse in March and April, but the number of those going to Japan would get the Pfi zer shot, hospitalizations and deaths have decreased in while the Sinovac shots would be sent to the Queiroga estimates 1,814 people will be vacci- May. country’s national immunization program as part nated to go to Japan, with any left over doses to be Brazil’s vaccination rollout has been slow, and of the arrangement. Brazilian law states that pri- given to the public health system. has been targeted at people aged 60 and over. Pres- vate entities can only get COVID-19 jabs if an The athlete vaccination program will begin ident Jair Bolsonaro has refused to take any vac- Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns the ball to Taylor Fritz of the United additional donation to the public healthcare sys- Wednesday and will be conducted in Sao Paulo, cines and is under investigation in a Senate inquiry States during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, tem follows. Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza. It follows similar for his administration’s handling of the pandemic. on May 11, 2021. (AP) ARAB TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021 16

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NBA Results/Standings

WASHINGTON, May 12, (AP): NBA results and standings on Tuesday. City’s dominance cemented Minnesota 119 Detroit 100 Denver 117 Charlotte 112 LA Clippers 115 Toronto 96 Miami 129 Boston 121 Memphis 133 Dallas 104 Indiana 103 Philadelphia 94 Brooklyn 115 Chicago 107 Milwaukee 114 Orlando 102 Sacramento 122 Oklahoma City 106 by 3rd EPL title in 4 seasons Golden State 122 Phoenix 116 LA Lakers 101 New York OT 99 Eastern Conference Atlantic Division W L Pct GB x-Philadelphia 47 22 .681 - x-Brooklyn 45 24 .652 2 New York 38 31 .551 9 Boston 35 34 .507 12 Toronto 27 42 .391 20 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 38 31 .551 - x-Miami 38 31 .551 - Charlotte 33 36 .478 5 Washington 32 37 .464 6 Orlando 21 48 .304 17 Central Division W L Pct GB y-Milwaukee 44 25 .638 - Indiana 33 36 .478 11 Chicago 29 40 .420 15 Cleveland 21 48 .304 23 Detroit 20 50 .286 24-1/2 Western Conference Southwest Division W L Pct GB Dallas 40 29 .580 - Memphis 36 33 .522 4 San Antonio 33 35 .485 6-1/2 New Orleans 31 38 .449 9 Houston 16 53 .232 24 Northwest Division W L Pct GB y-Utah 50 19 .725 - x-Denver 45 24 .652 5 Portland 40 29 .580 10 Minnesota 22 47 .319 28 Oklahoma City 21 49 .300 29-1/2 Pacifi c Division W L Pct GB x-Phoenix 48 21 .696 - x-LA Clippers 46 23 .667 2 LA Lakers 39 30 .565 9 Golden State 37 33 .529 11-1/2 Sacramento 31 38 .449 17 x denotes clinched playoff spot Leicester’s Luke Thomas (left), duels for the ball with Manchester United’s Brandon Williams during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Leicester City, y denotes clinched division at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England. (AP)

Clippers stay one game ahead of Nuggets Leicester end United hopes to ignite bid to qualify for CL MANCHESTER, England, May 12, (AP): Locked out Heat clinch playoff spot of their stadium for a year due to the pandemic, Man- BOSTON, May 12, (AP): Tyler Herro game due to lower back tightness, led Bulls from rallying all the way back. chester City fans couldn’t scored 24 points and the Miami Heat the Lakers with 23 points and Anthony Grizzlies 133, Mavericks 104 resist gathering outside, clinched a playoff spot and locked the Davis scored 20. In Memphis, Ja Morant had 24 waiting for the moment Boston Celtics into the play-in tourna- Bucks 114, Magic 102 points, eight assists and seven rebounds ment Tuesday night with a 129-121 In Milwaukee, Giannis Antetok- as the Memphis Grizzlies used a third- they’d be crowned cham- victory. ounmpo scored 27 points and the Mil- quarter burst to beat the Dallas Maver- pions for the third time in Miami moved into a tie with idle At- waukee Bucks kept up their chase of icks 133-104. four seasons. lanta for fi fth place in the Eastern Con- the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Confer- Dillon Brooks added 22 points and It was a result not inside the Eti- ference. The surging Heat won for the ence with a 114-102 victory over the John Konchar had a season-high 18 for 10th time in 13 games. They have three Orlando Magic on Tuesday night. the Grizzlies. Kyle Anderson scored had Stadium but a few miles across games left in the regular season. The Bucks (44-25) remained a game 15 points, including 10 in the key third Manchester at their fi ercest rivals Bam Adebayo and Duncan Robin- behind Brooklyn (45-24) for the sec- quarter as Memphis continues to try and nearest Premier League chal- son each scored 22 points, Kendrick ond spot in the East. The Nets defeated and move up in the Western Confer- lengers that confi rmed the title was Nunn had 18 and Goran Dragic 17 for Chicago 115-107 on Tuesday night. ence standings. reclaimed. the Heat. They swept the two-game se- Milwaukee, which holds the tie- While both teams are in the postsea- Manchester United handed the ries in Boston. breaker over the Nets, plays two of its son, they still can improve their seed- Premier League title to fierce rivals A Manchester City supporter holds up a replica of the English Premier Miami star Jimmy Butler had 13 fi nal three games on the road, while ings. Memphis, which earned a spot in Manchester City by losing 2-1 to League trophy as he celebrates outside the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, before missing the second half with an Brooklyn fi nishes with three at home. the play-in tournament with Monday Leicester, which ignited their bid to England, after his team clinched the title. City took the title after crosstown eye injury. Brooklyn is two games behind Phila- night’s win over New Orleans, still has qualify for next season’s Champions rivals Manchester United lost at home to Leicester City. (AP) Clippers 115, Raptors 96 delphia, which lost at Indiana. a chance to move up to eighth. League. Manchester United defeat left In Tampa, Fla., Kawhi Leonard Donte DiVincenzo added 19, Brook Kings 122, Thunder 106 City with an unassailable 10-point lead scored 20 points, Paul George added Lopez 17 and Jrue Holiday 15 for the In Sacramento, Calif., Terence Da- with three games remaining. 16 and the Los Angeles Clippers led all Bucks, coming off a 146-125 loss at vis matched his season high with 27 Whereas United started the century the way in a 115-96 win over the To- San Antonio on Monday. Bobby Portis points, Buddy Hield had 21 and the dominating English football, now City UEFA ‘appoints’ in-house ronto Raptors. had 10 points and 15 rebounds. Sacramento Kings beat the Oklahoma are the force with five titles in 10 sea- Terance Mann also scored 20 points Nets 115, Bulls 107 City Thunder 122-106to keep their sons and the biggest spenders on trans- and Ivica Zubac had 18 points and 10 In Chicago, Kevin Durant had 21 slim playoff hopes alive. fers and salaries. investigators for SL case rebounds for the Clippers, who stayed points and eight assists, and the Brook- Delon Wright added 21 points and While United fans gather outside one game ahead of the Denver Nuggets lyn Nets beat the Chicago Bulls 115- eight assists for the Kings. Richaun Hol- Old Trafford in protest, at City they NYON, Switzerland, May 12, with the so-called ‘Super League’ in the race for third place in the West- 107 despite Zach LaVine’s 41 points. mes had 13 points and seven rebounds. come to celebrate the 13 years of (AP): UEFA appointed in-house project,” UEFA said. ern Conference. Both teams have three Joe Harris added 17 points and Bruce Maurice Harkless scored 15 points. investment from Abu Dhabi that has investigators Wednesday for dis- The European soccer body’s road games left to play. The Nuggets Brown had 15 as Brooklyn won its sec- Sacramento (31-38) has won fi ve of transformed the fortunes of a club ciplinary cases against European legal statutes include a section hold the tiebreaker, having won two of ond straight after a four-game slide. six to close within 2 ½ games of San that was playing in the third tier until Super League organizers Real Ma- “prohibited groupings” of clubs or three against the Clippers. Chicago had its three-game winning Antonio (33-35) for the fi nal play-in 1999 and won two English titles in drid, Juventus and Barcelona. leagues forming without UEFA’s Chris Boucher had 16 points and streak - and probably its postseason spot in the Western Conference. the previous century - in 1937 and The three clubs could be banned permission or outside its control. seven rebounds for the Raptors, who hopes - end. Pacers 103, 76ers 94 1968. from future Champions League or ❑ ❑ ❑ played without most of their regular Brooklyn, which lost guard Kyrie Ir- In Indianapolis, Domantas Sabonis Within minutes of the final whistle Europa League competitions and rotation and lost for the seventh time in ving to an apparent facial injury early had his ninth triple-double of the sea- blowing at Old Trafford - after Çağlar fined for refusing to renounce the Netherlands defender Virgil eight games. in the second half, led 93-74 at the start son and Caris LeVert added 24 points Söyüncü’s 66th-minute header sealed project which collapsed within van Dijk ruled himself out of Nuggets 117, Hornets 112 of the fi nal period and sat its starters for to help Indiana rally past Philadelphia the Leicester win that ended United’s 48 hours of being announced last the European Championship on In Charlotte, N.C., the Denver Nug- most of the period. LaVine, who had 12 103-94 , ending the 76ers’ eight-game hopes of catching City - a “Champions” month. Wednesday, saying he wanted to gets will have home-court advantage points in the fourth, forced them back winning streak. banner was unfurled over the entrance The nine other rebel clubs use the offseason to complete his for at least one playoff series. in by scoring eight straight to cut the Sabonis fi nished with 16 points, 13 to the Etihad. reached settlements last week to rehabilitation from a serious knee The Charlotte Hornets have a chance lead to 102-91 with 4:54 to play. rebounds and 15 assists as Indiana won Soon, fans were setting off blue commit to UEFA competitions and injury. to play their way into the postseason. Durant and Jeff Green each had bas- for the third time in four games and flares and parading small replica pay millions of euros (dollars) in The Liverpool center back has Michael Porter Jr. and Nikola Jokic kets in the fi nal few minutes to keep the clinched a spot in the play-in round.. Premier League trophies. They will forfeits of future prize money and been out since October after he each scored 30 points, and the Nuggets Philadelphia’s season-long winning finally be allowed back into the stadi- donations to a UEFA-run charity. damaged his anterior cruciate liga- held off the Hornets 117-112to snap streak was snapped and it prevented um - up to 10,000 of them - to see City The focus for inspectors will be ments in a challenge by Everton a two-game slide and clinch no worse the 76ers from clinching the top seed collect the real trophy after the final “a potential violation of UEFA’s goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in a than fourth place in the Western Con- in the Eastern Conference for the fi rst game of the Premier League season legal framework … in connection Premier League game. ference. time since 2000-01. against Everton on May 23. Lakers 101, Knicks 99 OT Timberwolves 119, Pistons 100 But it’s not the first trophy they In Los Angeles, Talen Horton-Tuck- In Detroit, Karl-Anthony Towns have seen City lift this season, with a er made the go-ahead 3-pointer with scored 28 points and Anthony Edwards fourth successive League Cup won in Premier League title in four seasons, be better. They have been so, so resil- 21.1 seconds remaining in overtime, added 22 as the Minnesota Timber- front of around 2,000 spectators at adding to the trio of domestic titles he ient.” In a congested pandemic- and the Los Angeles Lakers improved wolves beat the undermanned Detroit Wembley last month. And they could won at both Barcelona and Bayern impacted season that stretched the their hopes of avoiding the play-in Pistons 119-100 on Tuesday night in a yet be allowed to witness, likely in Munich as coach. And he could yet resources of teams, City was eight tournament and prevented the New game with signifi cant lottery implica- Portugal, the team contesting its first complete the season by ending his points from the lead in November lan- York Knicks from clinching a postsea- tions. Champions League final against 10-year wait to win the Champions guishing in 11th place after eight son berth with a 101-99 victory. Minnesota’s second straight win was Chelsea on May 29 when a treble League again, just as he did twice games. But Guardiola turned City’s The Knicks trailed 98-93 with 1:56 its 22nd in 69 games, while the Pistons could be completed. leading Barcelona. campaign around, embarking on a remaining, but scored six straight dropped to 20-50. The Houston Rock- “We have missed the fans so much,” “This has been a season and a 28-match unbeaten after losing at points to grab the lead, including Ju- ets (16-53) are the only team with few- City captain Fernandinho said. “We Premier League title like no other - Tottenham in November. lius Randle’s 3-pointer with 1:11 left. er wins than Detroit. There are three wanted to do this for them. We will this was the hardest one,” Guardiola The champions have conceded the In a game that saw 23 lead changes, Los Angeles Lakers guard Kentavi- teams - the Oklahoma City Thunder, enjoy this moment and we hope the said. “To come through this season - fewest goals in the league - 26 - thanks Horton-Tucker came up with the big ous Caldwell-Pope (1) defl ects a the Orlando Magic and the Cleveland fans do too. Rest assured we will con- with all the restrictions and difficulties to the resurgence in form of John shot when the Lakers needed it most. shot by New York Knicks forward Cavaliers - with 21 wins. tinue to do everything we can to bring we’ve faced - and show the consisten- Stones forming a center back partner- He scored seven of his 13 points in Reggie Bullock (25) during the third Ricky Rubio added 19 points for the Champions League home this sea- cy we have is remarkable. It is relent- ship with Rúben Dias, who joined overtime. quarter of an NBA basketball game Minnesota while DeAngelo Russell son.” Ending Liverpool’s reign as less. Every single day, they are there, ahead of the season for 68 million Kyle Kuzma, who missed Sunday’s in Los Angeles. (AP) had 15 points and 10 assists. champions gives Pep Guardiola a third fighting for success, trying always to euros (then $78 million).

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